The government has begun disbursing the new child subsidy for low-income families. The support is 60 euros per month per child. In the first month, 14 million euros will be paid to 232,365 children. Families are eligible for unemployment benefits, emergency assistance or equalization supplement, single parents with a gross monthly income of less than 2,000 euros, and social welfare recipients with children. The child allowance for low-income families is paid out.The transfer of the child allowance is automatic until the end of 2024, as stated in a release. So,…
Read MoreInflation is likely to slow down again in September
Following an increase in the inflation rate in August, inflation in Austria is likely to have eased again in September. This is due to exceptionally high price increases in September 2022, which adjusts inflation for this effect in this year’s September. In August, inflation in this country was 7.4 percent. Statistics Austria will publish its latest flash estimate on Friday. The figure is also vital for collective bargaining negotiations. Austria is one of those countries in the eurozone with high inflation. In Germany, inflation fell to 4.5 percent in September,…
Read MoreAs of October 1, there will no longer be a parking sticker in Vienna
Viennese parking sheriffs now scan the number plates of cars to determine whether the owner has a permit to park adjacent to them; the old parking sticker, previously a visible sign as a white-blue adhesive label that you are not allowed to get a ticket in your home district, has become obsolete. The city of Vienna is relying on digitalization in parking space management. As of October 1, it has “stuck it out”: no more new parking stickers will be issued in the future. Vienna is converting the existing system…
Read MoreClimate Change: These Countries Could Be Inhabitable Due to Warming in 2070
A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers reveals that many countries will likely be inhabitable due to global warming in a few years. Temperatures will continue to rise in the summer of 2022. But when you look at the climate forecasts, the temperature rise is by no means a reason to rejoice. According to a report by researchers at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands, published in the journal PNAS, in 50 years, about 3.5 billion people are expected to suffer from extreme heat. That’s almost half…
Read MoreWHO is concerned about the rise in corona cases
WHO is concerned about the rise in coronavirus cases in several countries ahead of the coming winter. The organization is appealing for further testing. Austrians relaxed about Corona in the fall.Among those countries that informed the World Health Organization (WHO), hospital admissions and treatment for Corona in intensive care units have increased, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday in Geneva. He cited the Americas and Europe. WHO is concerned about the rise in corona casesHe said the proportion of vaccinated people in high-risk groups is worryingly low. “Covid-19 may…
Read MoreSummer comes to an end – now comes a big weather change
The coming days will still be warm in late summer. However, the weekend will bring an unpleasant change in the weather. Until Friday, an extensive high-pressure bridge extends from the Iberian Peninsula to northeastern Europe, providing us with late summer weather. Only on Saturday, with a frontal system from the northwest, will it briefly become unsettled before high air pressure reasserts itself on Sunday—the outlook in detail. From the night to Thursday, the sky remains starry in most parts of the country; in the west, however, compact cloud fields move…
Read MoreThe benefits of repression
According to Sigmund Freud, suppressing negative thoughts and feelings is not the best strategy for staying healthy. A new study conducted during the COV pandemic disagrees: according to it, those who actively repress fears and worries are less anxious and worried afterwards.“That clinical psychology views thought suppression negatively is due to Freud’s historical viewpoint that suppressed content persists and affects us unconsciously,” Zulkayda Mamat and Michael Anderson of the University of Cambridge write in the study, which just appeared in the journal Science Advances. It is a viewpoint they want…
Read More2.3 million women die prematurely each year
Every year, around five million people under 70 die of cancer. According to an international study, 2.3 million premature deaths involve women. Avoiding risk factors and getting an early diagnosis could save 1.5 million lives, and optimal medical care could save another 800,000 lives. “Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and among the top three causes of premature death in women worldwide in almost every country in the world,” according to the just-published “The Lancet Commissions” format of the respected medical journal, which typically focuses extensively on…
Read MoreThese are the new tricks of phone scammers
Calls from random, unknown numbers are something that almost everyone has experienced. Scammers are on the other end of the line when you pick up the phone. They claim to be Microsoft employees and ask for assistance with a technical issue, or they make claims about high EuroMillions winnings or their child being ill and in need of money right away for medical care. The police scam is also used again and again for scam calls. Number abusedWith rufnummermissbrauch.at, the regulatory authority RTR operates a website where people can report…
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