Health & Social Services

Health insurance

Social insurance in Austria is composed of health, pension and accident insurance. As soon as a person takes up occupation they are automatically covered by insurance. more

Mobile children's hospice

Vienna's first mobile children's hospice, was set up to enable severely ill children and young people to be well looked after at home with their families. more

Asylum seekers and migrants

Migrants constitute an essential element of the local population. Matters concerning integration lie within the competence of Municipal Department 17 - Integration and Diversity (MA 17). more

Municipal Department 17 - Integration and Diversity (MA 17)

Socialinfo Vienna

The internet service Socialinfo Vienna (Sozialinfo Wien) of the City of Vienna offers information on various topics in 16 languages. more

E-government services

Health
Health care facilities, event of death, ...
Social welfare
Operation of day dare centres, educational social work services, childminder, ...

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Wiener Festwochen

With 40 productions from 40 countries at this year's Wiener Festwochen (Vienna Festival), there's an exciting time ahead for theatre and music fans. more
Successful restitution cases

Since 1999 the Museum of the City of Vienna has systematically researched the acquisition of 24,300 objects. 3,025 of these objects have been returned to their rightful owners or heirs. more
Languages courses for children

The successful summer language course programme "Sowieso Mehr! Your summer. Your city." takes place again. It includes German language classes and sports and leisure activities. more
District cooling

District cooling is the summer brother of district heating. The new district cooling centre on Schottenring represents yet another investment in this promising technology. more
The Vienna Model

An exhibition at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York presents The Vienna Model, a survey of public housing design. more
Vienna 2025

"Vienna 2025" aims to provide a broad discussion on the future development of Vienna on its way to becoming a city with two million inhabitants. more
Transgender people

The City of Vienna takes measures to improve the situation of transgender people and publishes Austria's first ever folder on transgender identities. more
Point of Single Contact

The Point of Single Contact (PSC) Vienna now offers service providers who want to do business across Europe its services in English. more
Festival of the Districts

From 1 to 23 June 2013 the Festival of the Districts will tour Vienna, stopping in a different district on each day of the programme. more
Brochure

A new brochure follows traces of events and personalities in Vienna's history to be found in the city today. more