According to a ‘Krone’ report on Leopoldine W., a Viennese woman in need of care who was sued for reimbursement of her housing bonus despite her small pension, the city is now paying everything she is entitled to. It was probably also about the concern that Mrs W. could have caused a legal avalanche.
The Viennese housing bonus of 200 euros last year was precisely intended for people like them: 90-year-old former consumer saleswoman Leopoldine W. was hit hard by the price increase. She only has a maximum of 300 euros per month for the entire household. And that for two people, because her informal caregiver lives with her. That was her downfall: the municipality sued her for reimbursement of the housing bonus she had ‘wrongly’ applied for because she lived ‘alone’ in her apartment. But now it’s time to return the command.
The city will pay everything back
A month after the ‘Krone’ report on Mrs. W. came the news: MA 40 not only dropped all claims against Mrs. W., but also the first installment of the repayment of the housing bonus – 40 euros, more than Mrs. W. .could have asked that W. cannot afford it – refunded. Mrs. W. looked at her tax assessment and determined that she was never entitled to care. With the new tax assessment, she is well below the income limit that entitles her to the housing bonus – as a ‘single person’.
Source: Krone
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