In the asylum-seeker achievement law (AsylbLG) the height and form are of social achievements to needy asylum-seekers and waited in the Federal Republic of Germany regulated since 1993. By changes in the Zuwanderungsgesetz also some owners of a residence permit are concerned.

The law came into force on 1 November 1993 and was already several times changed. It defines for the first time person's groups, which do not receive achievements in case of the needyness after the social legislation II or XII to the safety device of the subsistence level, but smaller achievements after the asylum-seeker achievement law.

Apart from the sinking of the social security benefits underneath the valid existence minimum after the social welfare assistance right and/or the basic safety device for job seekers after the SGB II and SGB XII (less than 70%) the law plans the priority grant of contributions of equipment in relation to payments in cash and a medical supply only with or cases acutely essential to the safety device of the health in need of treatment.

The "contribution of equipment principle" entails among other things that many concerning must live in remote and enclosed camp-similar accommodations, those in the law as "community accommodations" to be designated (such an accommodation takes place frequently together with strange humans in an area, with approx. 6 square meter per person and to using sanitary plants). Many concerning have monthly only 40 euro, less or also no cash ("§ 1 A AsylbLG) and can neither over their food (given by food supply in the accommodations or by food coupons, which apply only in certain shops) still over its clothes (contribution of equipment from dress chambers) decide.

As reasons for the AsylbLG in the legislative procedure the desired deterrence of asylum-seekers and the financial load of the municipalities were indicated among other things. To the end of the cold war and the associated political circulations many refugees had come from war, poverties and civil war areas as asylum-seekers to Germany. Their number rose from 73.800 (1985, only West Germany) on up to 438.000 (1992, all-German country), decreased/went back in the consequence however again strongly - on 35.600 2004. The financing of the refugees usually without means loaded the public households with up to five billion Marks per year. The law was continued to intensify then in addition, in view of strongly declining refugee numbers (e.g. 1997: the restrictions of the AsylbLG should contribute to the departure of the Bosnian war refugees), and also the contribution of equipment principle is frequently with extra costs (administration expense) connected, why many municipalities and Lands of the Federal Republic disburse achievements in cash or permit perhaps also economical renting of dwellings.

The law is criticized sharply by groups of lobbies such as pro asylum. The main point of criticism reads, the small achievements and the obligation accommodation in a hostel permitted no human being-worthy life, and the disbursement of the assistance predominantly in cash form does not discriminate against the concerning, which besides to a legal or actual work prohibition are subject and thus no possibility have of living independently of achievements after the asylum-seeker achievement law.

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Refugee advice Berlin - iurisdiction and commentating to the AsylbLG and to the refugee social right

Refugee advice Lower Saxony - manual social security benefits for refugees, pdf 1.3 MT

Text of the asylum-seeker achievement law starting from 1.1.2005

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