Hoff: Thuringia does not question asylum compromise
According to State Chancellery Minister Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff (Left Party), Thuringia is not questioning the asylum compromise between the federal and state governments. However, Hoff said in Berlin on Tuesday that the Free State sees a need for discussion in the further procedure, for example regarding the effect of the restrictions on benefits for asylum seekers on children. Thuringia, together with Bremen, had submitted a protocol declaration to the Conference of Minister Presidents.
The federal and state governments reached an agreement on the future distribution of refugee costs on Tuesday night. According to the agreement, the federal government will pay an annual lump sum of 7500 euros for each first-time asylum seeker from 2024. In the first half of 2024, there will be an advance payment of 1.75 billion euros. Thuringia will receive around 2.6 percent of this - around 46 million euros, according to Hoff. "We have to work with that now." If necessary, there would have to be renegotiations on the lump sum. The federal states had demanded 10,000 euros per asylum seeker.
Hoff confirmed that the state's initial reception facilities in Suhl, Hermsdorf and Eisenberg were currently operating at the limits of their capacity once again. According to him, decisions on additional capacity are to be made in the cabinet shortly. Suhl is still registered in the federal-state system for the distribution of refugees, and the conditions for this are currently being created in Hermsdorf. Tents in Eisenberg are not intended for the permanent accommodation of people, but only for emergencies, such as an accident at another facility.
- The Federal Government and various federal states, including Thuringia, have been engaged in discussions about the impact of benefit restrictions for asylum seekers on children, as highlighted by State Chancellery Minister Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff.
- In light of the agreement between the federal and state governments on refugee cost distribution, the Federal Government will provide an annual lump sum of 7500 euros for each first-time asylum seeker starting from 2024, with Thuringia set to receive around 46 million euros.
- The need for the Federal Government and the Federal States to engage in potential renegotiations regarding the lump sum for asylum seekers arises due to the initial demands from states such as Thuringia, which had called for a higher sum of 10,000 euros per asylum seeker.
Source: www.dpa.com
