“Daily rates for asylum seekers do not cover costs”
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The search for private quarters for asylum seekers often fails because of the costs. This is observed by the Platform for Human Rights. Even if the state of Salzburg has been paying higher daily rates since the end of November, these do not cover the costs of district operators.
Since the end of November, the state of Salzburg has been using tax money to pay 25 euros per day and asylum seeker to the operators of accommodation. Before it was 21 euros.
These are daily rates that operators of professional houses would not get by with, says Christine Dürnfeld from the Salzburg Platform for Human Rights: “It is a really bad calculation between operating and personnel costs. What do I get from the country to provide for these people?”
“No improvement in sight”
The situation is particularly precarious for unaccompanied minors. Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers are currently waiting in Traiskirchen (Lower Austria) for suitable quarters in the federal states. There are currently only two accommodations in Salzburg. These complete are full.
One is the clearing house in Salzburg-Aigen. An improvement is not in sight, says Lina Cencic from the refugee service of the Diakonie: “The house is constantly on the attack. You would like to open a second house there, but you don’t see yourself in a position with these daily rates because the support is very intensive.”
Is it only enough for “worn pensions”?
According to the Platform for Human Rights, with the currently valid daily rates, only quarters in old, worn-out pensions or inns would be left far too often. There, the quality of care for asylum seekers often depends solely on whether the owner is committed or disinterested.