Vienna exceeds asylum rate: 208 percent basic services achieved!

Vienna exceeds asylum rate: 208 percent basic services achieved!

Vienna has met the set quota for caring for refugees with an impressive 208 percent. This is reported by the courier, who also notes that the high number is primarily due to those entitled to subsidiary protection. This group, which enjoys temporary protection in Austria, is particularly well represented in Vienna. Of the approximately 68,000 people in primary care, around 31,000 lived in Vienna at the beginning of the year.

A closer look at the numbers shows that only 7.5 percent of those with basic care in Vienna are asylum seekers. In Tyrol and Upper Austria, on the other hand, asylum seekers make up over 47 percent, while the city of Vienna, with just 2,300 asylum seekers, represents only a small proportion of a total of almost 13,200 in the entire country. On the other hand, around 11,000 out of 13,100 of those entitled to subsidiary protection live in the federal capital, which corresponds to a rate of 84 percent.

Length of stay and structure of basic care

A comparison to the average length of stay in other federal states shows that in Vorarlberg, those entitled to subsidiary protection are cared for for an average of 814 days, in Vienna it is 758 days. In Tyrol, however, the length of stay is only 201 days. What is particularly striking is that those entitled to asylum stay in Styria for an average of 68 days, followed by Vienna with 65 days and Vorarlberg with 62 days. This provides a good insight into the regional differences and the supply situation in Austria.

If you look more closely at the primary care groups, you will see that displaced people from Ukraine make up the largest group. In Burgenland, Ukrainians make up 1,434 of 1,890 people entitled to benefits, while in Styria three quarters of those receiving benefits come from Ukraine. In Vienna it is around 39 percent of the displaced people, which corresponds to the average value in Austria.

Accommodation situation in Vienna

Another interesting aspect is the accommodation of refugees. In Vienna, 83 percent of those with basic care are privately accommodated, which is striking in comparison to other federal states. While in Upper Austria only a quarter of the refugees are privately accommodated, only Lower Austria has similar rates.

The current situation shows that Vienna is not only a center for refugees, but that the city also has a good hand at processing asylum applications. Vienna processed more asylum applications than originally planned, which underpins the generally positive asylum rate of 208 percent. Further details and relevant figures on asylum and basic services can be found on the website Federal Ministry of the Interior and in the reports of ORF, which provide comprehensive information on this topic.