Inclusion funding is available to companies that are required to hire employees, i.e. companies with 25 or more employees in Austria, if they employ a person with a beneficiary status. Companies that are not required to hire employees, i.e. companies with fewer than 25 employees in Austria, receive Inclusion Promotion Plus if they employ a person with a beneficiary status. In order to boost the employment of women with disabilities if the other requirements are met, Inclusion Promotion Plus has been granted since January 1, 2020 in all cases, regardless of the employment obligation, and both fixed-term and permanent employment relationships can be supported. It is not necessary to provide evidence of a disability-related performance restriction on the part of the employee. Apprenticeships are not eligible for funding. For each beneficiary disabled person in an apprenticeship, companies already receive a bonus from the Social Ministry Service from the Equalization Tax Fund or companies can apply for the Inclusion Bonus for Apprentices for apprentices with a disability pass. If the requirements for this bonus from the Equalization Tax Fund are met, no inclusion bonus is due for this period.
Source: Ministry of Social Affairs Service, 2025, https://www.sozialministeriumservice.gv.at/Glossar/Glossar.de.html