Last year, 16,621 advice from debtors in the Austria used. The total number of people to be supported also rose in 2024: a total of 61,599 people – an increase of 1.8 percent compared to the previous year and therefore the highest value since 2018.
Many of the customers of debt consultation have to make do with very low incomes. “The situation is intensified: the share of those people who have at most the self -supply level has increased by ten percent in the last two years,” says Clemens Mitterhner, director of ASB DeBtor Counseling GmbH.
Income often at the self -supporting level
In 36.2 percent of all people who for the first time admitted a debt consultation recognized by the State in 2024, the income was maximum at the self -supply level. Orientation: In 2024, the basic amount of the non -connectionable self -supply level was 1217 euros.
Reasons for about -indebatness
What did people bring in about -tebetness in the first consultation. This includes:
- Unemployment and income statement have always been the most common reason for about -indebetness.
- The second most common reason for about -tebetness is 21.5 percent of the handling of money that can be seen in connection with a lack of financial education.
- A former independence follows at 18.4 percent. Women are hit much more often by the upset of divorce and separation (14.4 percent women, ten percent men).
Since 2021 there has been the possibility to be confused within three years under certain conditions. However, this option is limited to private individuals until July 2026.
Source: Krone
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