About 75 percent of the households examined in the capital relied on minimum-income payments or comparable state support, meaning only one in four was considered economically self-sufficient. Vienna again performed worse than the rest of the country, although its rate among non-immigrant households remained approximately 86 percent. Integration Minister Claudia Bauer said the figures demonstrated the need to move welfare recipients into employment more rapidly. “The welfare state should support people in becoming self-sufficient as quickly as possible,” Bauer told the Austrian newspaper. While Vienna remains a hub for foreigners relying on taxpayer handouts, there are other areas across Austria where the percentages of foreign households raking in welfare benefits are disproportionate.