Dispute over austerity and social assistance: “The plans are highly alarming”

They are ungrateful missions for a SPÖ politician. Minister of Social Affairs Korinna Schumann not only has to box through savings, but also convert social assistance – and sit between the chairs. While the coalition partners ÖVP and NEOS urge tightening, other voices warn of sprawling poverty. One of them belongs to Caritas Secretary General Anna Parr.