Bavaria wants to cut benefits for rejected asylum seekers

Bavaria's state government is venturing out. The Free State wants to more than halve the benefits for rejected asylum seekers. Prime Minister Söder argues with pull factors of the German welfare state.

Munich - The Bavarian state government has called for benefit cuts for rejected asylum seekers. “The federal government must create the legal requirements to enable effective restrictions on entitlement for those obliged to leave the country,” says a report from the cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The Free State wants to apply for a corresponding change in the Federal Council.

The cabinet of Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU ) argues that the rejection of an asylum application does not currently lead to any reductions in benefits. Coupled with the fundamentally high level of performance compared to its European neighbors, this creates a pull factor. This currently affects around 243,000 migrants who are legally obliged to leave the country.

Benefits halved after departure deadline
Therefore, benefits should only be sufficient “to cover the needs for food, accommodation, personal and health care”. Accordingly, a single adult would receive 228 euros per month instead of the previous 460 to 563 euros.

Currently, benefits for those required to leave the country can only be reduced if they miss an exit date, do not leave the country despite possible exit options and are responsible for this themselves. The Bavarian state government wants cuts to occur when a deadline for leaving the country has expired. This should also apply to people with a toleration permit.

Source: Junge Freiheit