Dresden closes asylum container: decline in refugee numbers ensures restructuring

Dresden closes asylum container: decline in refugee numbers ensures restructuring

Niedersedlitz, Deutschland - in Dresden is a significant turn in the accommodation of refugees. The city plans to reduce all asylum containers by the end of 2025. This has been a response to the declining asylum seekers since 2024, which has dropped greatly with an expected number of 1,300 asylum seekers this year compared to 2,125 in the crisis year 2023. Of the 1,300, 800 asylum seekers and 100 people from Ukraine will be. This decision was announced by social mayor Kristin Kaufmann in a specialist committee and was approved by CDU City Councilor Thomas Lehmann, who sees the measure as an opportunity to save resources-a good hand in terms of budget planning.

Six locations are affected by the closure: In Niedersedlitz (Windmühlenstraße) there are 152 places, 144 places (Geystraße), Gorbitz (Altgorbitzer Ring) offers 48 places, Seidnitz (Löwenhainer Straße) also has 48 places, Trachau (Industriestrasse) 48 places and Johannstadt (Sachsenplatz) 65 places. These containers were only considered for a period of 24 months, so that the closures are also in the context of the temporary use of these facilities.

challenges in accommodation

But the city is not only faced with the challenge of closing the existing accommodations. It also has the duty to integrate refugees socially and economically. These include costly rental forms such as hotel contingents, which are limited by March 2024, and the rental of mobile room units. The city has already set up active aid projects that focus on migration social work. This support is aimed not only at the refugees themselves, but also at their surroundings and is intended to help promote integration and participation.

Over 1,000 citizens volunteer to support the refugees in Dresden. Helper circles, such as the Mennonite community and the Evangelical parish of Dresden Ost, offer a wide range of activities, including German courses that are essential for successful integration. The city administration has also taken responsibility to beat a bridge between the newcomers and the existing population.

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