City of Salzburg – 1,314 signatures for the Salzburg mobility pass
18,000 people in the city of Salzburg are currently at risk of poverty, which means the income is less than 1,328 euros per month. Ascending trend. In order to make public transport affordable for this target group, the “VinziRunde” – the residents’ advisory board of the VinziDach-Housing First project – started a petition and has already collected 1,314 signatures, which have now been handed over to City Councilor Anja Hagenauer.
The initiator of the collection of signatures for a “mobile pass” is Ralf H., who used to be homeless himself and has been living in his own apartment for 3 years now thanks to VinziDach-Housing First: “Being mobile is a daily challenge for people below the poverty line. The cost of bus tickets in Salzburg is often no longer affordable for people like me at the end of the month, because for those on a low income, literally every euro is at stake. This does not only affect people on welfare, but also working people on low incomes”.
The responsible councilor for social affairs, Anja Hagenauer, supports the application: “More than 1,300 signatures are a clear sign and I welcome this idea. Our social department is already working on introducing a similar model in the form of an ‘active card’ and these 1,314 signatures encourage us to keep at it.” In addition to discounts for cultural and leisure activities, the city’s support for public transport is also to be reorganized become. “We want to create a wide range of services for people and make public transport in the city affordable for everyone. The aim should be to cushion the wave of inflation as much as possible so that people do not slide even further into poverty.