Department 11 Social Affairs, Labour and Integration

Department 11 of the Office of the Styrian Government is in charge of:

• Budgeting and budget controlling in the field of social affairs
• Reporting in the field of social affairs
• Matters subject to the Styrian Social Assistance Act
• Matters subject to the Styrian Act on Needs-Based Minimum Income
• Matters subject to the Styrian Disabled Persons Act
• Matters subject to the Styrian Child and Youth Welfare Act
• Matters subject to the Styrian Act on Violence Protection Centres
• Matters subject to labour law
• Matters of mobile and outpatient services in the field of assistance for people with disabilities and child and youth welfare
• Matters of women's and family and parenting counselling
• Matters related to psychological-therapeutic services
• Matters of housing benefit
• Matters of social work
• Matters of (continued) training and education for social professions
• Matters concerning the Child and Youth Welfare Advisory Committee/Office of the Child and Youth Welfare Advisory Committee
• Matters concerning the Styrian Senior Citizens Advisory Committee/Office of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
• Matters related to the holiday campaign for senior citizens, people in need of care and people with disabilities
• Matters of debt counselling
• Refugee matters
• Integration issues
• Matters of promoting labour and qualification
• Management of the "aufwind" housing and education centre in Graz
• Management of the Styrian training centre "ABZ" in Graz
• Management of the Styrian centre for hearing and speech training in Graz
• Management of the Styrian centre for special needs education in Graz
• Management of the "Hirtenkloster" school and after-school centre in Graz
• Management of the training centre in Hartberg