Austria - Bonus for unemployed - October 31, 2020

The government announced that it will support more people who have lost their jobs recently with unemployment benefits. This applies to people who were unemployed in September, October or November. Someone who was unemployed for 15 days during this period will receive €150, someone who was unemployed for 30 days will receive €300, and people who have had no job for 45 days receive a bonus of €450. In total, the government has a budget of €200 million for these payments, and 410,000 people are expected to be affected.

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