Housing Shield Vienna (homelessness prevention)
Wohnschirm Wien (Fonds Soziales Wien)
Paid by Republik Österreich (Sozialministerium) - Wohnschirm, nationwide · 🇦🇹 Austria
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 5 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
Where this comes from
"FSW Wohnschirm Energie Wien: Übernahme der Energieschulden"; der Wohnschirm hilft Menschen, die von Wohnungsverlust bedroht sind.
https://oesterreich.gv.at/themen/bauen_und_wohnen/wohnen/wohnschirm.html
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: oesterreich.gv.at
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other housing & rent support in Austria
4 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Similar programmes
Upper Austria Housing Allowance
Land Oberösterreich (Wohnbauförderung)
Styria Housing Allowance
Land Steiermark (Wohnbauförderung)
Wiener Wohn-Ticket — access permit for municipal and subsidised housing
Stadt Wien / Wohnberatung Wien (Wohnservice Wien)
Lower Austria Housing Allowance
Land Niederösterreich (Wohnbauförderung)
Vienna Housing Allowance
Stadt Wien – MA 50 (Wohnbauförderung)
Wohnberatung Wien — free housing advice service
Wohnservice Wien Ges.m.b.H. (Stadt Wien)