NATIONAL LABOUR MARKET POLICIES
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3.4.2.A-iv.2 Aid to individuals
(Förderung von Personen)
Subsistence allowance and allowance towards course fees and other course-related expenses 3.4.2.1. Aim
- To secure the livelihood of persons in vocational training schemes or on-the-job work experience;
- to safeguard endangered jobs.
3.4.2.2. Legal Basis
- § 32 in conjunction with § 34 and §§ 35-38 AMS Act (1994);
- Guidelines of the AMS;
- § 18(8) Unemployment Insurance Act (1977).
3.4.2.3. Contents
The following allowances are available for persons participating in training or further training schemes, vocational guidance courses, active groups and on-the-job training schemes (work experience):
- Subsistence allowance (Beihilfe zur Deckung des Lebensunterhalts - DLU) to secure the livelihood of participants for the duration of the scheme. The benefit also entails health, accident, pension and unemployment insurance. Recipients may thus acquire entitlement to unemployment benefit if the scheme is of sufficient duration.
- Allowance towards course fees to cover expenditure arising from participation in a scheme (e.g. course fees for courses which are not commissioned by the AMS).
- An allowance towards other course-related expenses is granted to persons participating in schemes taking place at some distance from their place of residence.
3.4.2.4. Financial Resources
Aid to individuals is financed from labour market policy funds (employer and employee contributions to unemployment insurance, federal contribution, ESF). 3.4.2.5. Institutional Support
Regional offices of the AMS. 3.4.2.6. Duration
Depends on the duration of the scheme. 3.4.2.7. Effects
Beneficiaries:
| Year |
Subsistence allowance |
Course fees and course- |
| |
(DLU) |
related expenses |
| 1990 |
29.975 |
46.630 |
| 1991 |
26.342 |
42.900 |
| 1992 |
22.214 |
34.980 |
| 1993 |
31.496 |
45.363 |
| 1994 |
39.097 |
60.122 |
| 1995 |
34.075 |
55.347 |
| 1996 |
32.469 |
63.169 |
| 1997 |
27.126 |
64.934 |
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