Expenditure in 2009 by the Laender on help for people with a disability totalled
€1.23 billion (+9.7% compared with the previous year). The significant
increase over time (+110% compared with 1999) can be attributed to the
fact that, among other reasons, expenditure items were reallocated between
the “social welfare pots” (parts of the budget were reclassified
from social assistance to help for people with a disability in Upper
Austria from 1997 and in Burgenland from 2000). As a result, Upper Austria,
which has since 1997 reported “accommodation and care of the mentally
handicapped” within disability benefits in accordance with the Social
Assistance Act, now has by far the highest expenditure within the area
of disability benefits (2009: €315.4 million). Nationally, expenditure
on accommodation and care of the mentally handicapped amounted to €538.9 million
(44% of overall expenditure on help for people with a disability), €376.2 million
was spent on occupational therapy measures (31%) and €40.9 million
on protected workplaces (jobs) (3%).
In comparison with social assistance, with respect
to help for people with a disability in 2009, only 12% (€151.9 million)
of expenditure was returned to the public authorities in the form of
receipts, resulting in net expenditure of €1.07 billion.
Please consult our German
website for tables and charts containing further information.
