Support of the SVS

Anyone who is directly or indirectly affected by the coronavirus through illness and quarantine, or who is expecting massive business losses and is therefore experiencing payment difficulties, will be supported by the SVS. Those affected should contact the SVS directly and without complications. If necessary, the SVS offers all SVS insured persons the following options: Deferral of contributions Payment of contributions in installments Reduction of the provisional contribution base...

WKO Info Service

FAQs for entrepreneurs about Covid-19, answers to questions about short-time work, closures or aid measures, sector and country information, initiatives and programmes can be found on the Infopage of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. Please visit the website regularly, as there are always innovations in the measures, which will be published as soon as possible.  

Hardship fund: safety net for small businesses

The economic effects of the Corona crisis have put the existence of small companies in particular at risk. The Republic of Austria reacts quickly and sets up a hardship fund for one-person enterprises (EPU), micro-enterprises, new self-employed persons, freelancers and non-profit organisations, which is endowed with 1 billion euros. The aim is to use the hardship fund's support to help the companies and organisations concerned by...