The scandalous case came to light when the family wanted to rent an apartment in Vienna's Landstrasse district and had to prove their income.

The incident that stirred up a great deal of dust throughout Austria took place in Vienna and caused people to stumble . A Syrian family receives €4,600 a month as a minimum benefit - all without anyone working. This came to light when the family wanted to rent an apartment in Vienna's Landstrasse district and had to prove their income, the V4na.com news agency reports.

When the main landlord asked for proof of their income, instead of a salary slip, the immigrant couple presented a certificate of minimum income from the city of Vienna, with the incredible amount of 4,600 euros net per month.

The Austrian newspaper Heute analyzed how this huge amount comes together. The two adults receive 809 euros per month, plus a supplement of 51 euros each because there are minors living in the household. There is also €312 per child, although one child is not eligible. They also receive a rent subsidy of 995 euros. According to Maximilian Krauss, the president of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) in Vienna, it is outrageous that a migrant family without work has as much income as the working people, and in many cases the aid even exceeds the wages of some jobs.

"It's unfair. It has been proven once again that migrants from the Arab region and Africa are lured by the social democratic city government to Vienna's welfare paradise"

Krauss pointed out to Heute. While he thinks this social system is scandalous, left-wing city social councilor Peter Hacker thinks this procedure is correct. The same amount is paid for each child and there is no upper limit.

62 percent of those receiving social assistance in Vienna were foreign nationals in the previous year, of whom only 44 percent received the right to asylum. In Vienna, 74 percent of Syrians requested minimal care, followed by Somalis (71 percent) and Afghans (54 percent), while among Austrians this proportion was only four percent.

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