Infrastructure Services for Citizens

 

Job search services by labour offices 

Responsibility: 

Central 

Government 

(Federation), 

Public 

Employment 

Service 

(

Arbeitsmarktservice

 - AMS) 

Website:  

http://www.ams.at/

 

Description:  

AMS  provides  a  set  of  services  for  both  job-seekers  and  employers, 

included  an  e-Job  Room  establishing  direct  contact  between  candidates 

and enterprises 

 

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Social security benefits 

a. Unemployment benefits 

Responsibility: 

Central 

Government 

(Federation), 

Public 

Employment 

Service 

(

Arbeitsmarktservice

 - AMS) 

Website:  

http://www.ams.or.at/ 

Description:  

Information and forms to download. 

b. Child allowances 

Responsibility: 

Central Government (Federation), Federal Ministry of Finance 

Website:  

https://finanzonline.bmf.gv.at

  

Description:  

The Family Allowances Fund (

Familienlastenausgleichsfonds

), financed from 

employers' contributions and general tax revenues, is responsible for providing family 

benefits including child benefit (

Familienbeihilfe

). This is mainly paid out by the tax 

offices. The amount increases with the age of the child and the number of children in 

the family. Since January 2005, the family allowance request can be submitted 

electronically through the 

FinanzOnline

 service.