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SIM case study2024-06-13

MAGMA

In October 2020, the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS) in Lower Austria launched the Marienthal Job Guarantee Pilot (MAGMA), a pilot programme tackling long-term unemployment (LTU) in the region of Gramatneusiedl, Lower Austria, with the idea that ‘it is better to create jobs than to pay long-term unemployment benefits’.

The initiative’s primary objective is to address long-term unemployment in the community of Gramatneusiedl over a period of three-years, thereby eradicating LTU and improving the overall well-being of the community. All long-term unemployed people living in the region are included in the project, as the pilot provides employment to residents of Gramatneusiedl who have been registered with the AMS for more than a year or are at risk of long-term unemployment (9 to 12 months).

By the end of 2023, 112 new jobs had been successfully created and filled.

Case study details

Lead organisation
Países
Austria
Regiones
Niederösterreich
Temas
Tackling long term unemployment
Level of action
Regional
Source of funding
Public - regional
Budget
7,3 million
Project start
2020
Project end
2024
Type of initiative
Integrating disadvantaged groups
Participantes
115
Internet and social