The FDP advocates for a "bed-soap-bread" minimum standard for individuals whose asylum requests have been denied.
In the ongoing competition to establish the strictest immigration regulations, the FDP is now ramping up their efforts. They're aiming to implement a nine-point strategy, primarily to put pressure on the Greens. According to "Bild am Sonntag", this strategic move from their parliamentary group will be decided this weekend. In the future, asylum seekers whose applications have been denied and must leave Germany can expect to receive minimal social aid. As reported by the newspaper, FDP parliamentary group leader Christian Dürr stated, "In the future, benefits for all deportable asylum seekers should be reduced to the bare essentials of bed, soap, and bread."
Dürr further explained, "This way, there's no longer an incentive to stay." All other forms of social aid will be significantly reduced, except for a minor stipend.
With this nine-point strategy, the FDP aims to put more pressure on the Greens in the coalition by adopting migration policy proposals from black-green governed states, including expanding safe countries of origin.
Dürr continued, "On the state level, some Greens are laying the groundwork for strengthening asylum policy tightening on a national scale, which the FDP has been advocating for a long time." He concluded, "This is the opportunity for a genuine shift in migration policy." Now, the ball is in Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck's court, along with the Greens in the federal government.
The FDP's parliamentary group leader, Christian Dürr, hinted at further reductions in social aid for asylum seekers whose applications have been denied, stating, "In the future, benefits for all deportable asylum seekers should be reduced to the bare essentials of bed, soap, and bread." The Commission may need to review and potentially adjust its welfare and asylum seeker support policies in response to the FDP's nine-point strategy.
