# #SocialReform in the news

October 20, 2026 at 12:23 PM

> Austria to Standardize Social Assistance in 2027 · Talks Begin on 'Sozialhilfe NEU' Reform Plan · Austrian Charities Criticize Social Reform Draft

[Austria to Standardize Social Assistance in 2027](<https://austriareport.com/article/austria-to-standardize-social-assistance-in-2027-73c0f6b5>)
*October 20, 2026 at 12:23 PM* - Social Minister Korinna Schumann will present a nationwide reform draft this Thursday to unify benefit rates and integration requirements.

[Talks Begin on 'Sozialhilfe NEU' Reform Plan](<https://austriareport.com/article/talks-begin-on-sozialhilfe-neu-reform-plan-c5c370a2>)
*September 30, 2026 at 11:58 AM* - Social Minister Korinna Schumann meets with coalition partners to negotiate nationwide minimum rates and child benefit scaling by 2027.

[Austrian Charities Criticize Social Reform Draft](<https://austriareport.com/article/austrian-charities-criticize-social-reform-draft-7d889d60>)
*September 22, 2026 at 01:29 PM* - Caritas and other NGOs warn that the new social assistance proposal fails to include promised child security measures to reduce poverty.