National Preventive Mechanism Experts (LandesflüchtlingsreferentInnen-Konferenz) a list of demands was drafted in which an increase of the daily allowance up to 150 euros for higher care requirements is included. The NPM supports this demand. The expansion of care places is being pushed in all Laender. However, the share of minors living in foster families is very low. There are problems with paying for the travel expenses for unaccompanied minor refugees throughout Austria. Some Laender want a fixed sum arrangement, as this would dispense with the considerable administration effort required to calculate the cost for the facilities and would make the adolescents more mobile. To date, there is no agreement with the Federal Government. There is also no access to the youth ticket for public transport for unaccompanied minor refugees if they do not attend school. The course offers can often not be availed of, as the travel expenses cannot be financed. Lack of school places and training opportunities There were some problems due to the increase in demands for school places in Vienna at the beginning of the year. Intensive data reconciliation is now taking place between the Vienna Social Fund and the Vienna School Board regarding school places, to ensure that there will be a school place available for every unaccompanied minor refugee of school-age in the autumn. Austria-wide early language learning not ensured Supporting minor refugees of school age in learning the language is even more problematic, as the courses available are not sufficient. Some of the Laender have announced the start of basic training offers and language learning measures. The Youth College started in Vienna with 1,000 places in autumn 2016. These places are open to all adolescent immigrants between the ages of 15 and 21 and those who have already been living in Vienna for quite some time were given priority. However, they are far from being sufficient. Plans are in place to begin with measures for 15-24-year-olds in Lower Austria in spring 2017 in cooperation with the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS). These should facilitate language learning measures, obligatory school-leaving qualifications and starting vocational professions after a clearing phase. Styria extended the basic education programme in autumn 2016 as well and offers language learning measures. The NPM demands an “Austria-wide master plan” for the availability of German courses throughout the country. The pilot operation of video interpreting was initiated with a private provider in Vienna. Caritas has also recently started offering an interpreter service for doctor’s appointments. Vienna pays 30 euros per unit if qualified interpreters accompany the adolescents to therapy sessions. The NPM welcomes such initiatives and recommends expanding these projects throughout Austria. Increased visits to new accommodations for unaccompanied minor refugees 150 This year again the NPM increasingly focused their visiting activities on facilities for unaccompanied minor refugees. Above all, many of the newly built facilities were inspected. In spite of the appreciable efforts made by the personnel, fault was found with hygienic conditions, strained personnel