The government presented a proposal two weeks ago that asylum seekers as a main rule must live in state-run asylum accommodations to receive economic support.
Now, an investigation is presenting additional measures.
A type of mandatory asylum center is proposed under the Migration Agency's management, where asylum seekers will be required to reside during the entire asylum process. Those who are denied will live in a return center until they leave the country.
We have assumed that it will be collective accommodations. Today, it is largely apartments, says investigator Ingela Fridström.
Control of presence
This will be monitored by asylum seekers who do not live in a designated accommodation losing their right to daily allowance. It is currently 71 kronor per day for adults, but the investigation proposes that it should be indexed. The government will review the matter.
The ultimate consequence may be that the asylum application is dismissed.
Presence will be monitored, and in certain situations, asylum seekers will also be subject to a notification requirement.
It is a digital reading of the reception card in combination with spot checks, says investigator Ingela Fridström.
The geographical area an asylum seeker is allowed to stay in will be limited to a county.
You will generally only be allowed to stay in the county where the asylum accommodation is registered. It is a relatively large area, you should be able to use contacts, community services, and leisure benefits, says Fridström.
Such regulations exist in Germany, France, and Austria.
I want to emphasize that now it may seem like asylum seekers will only get obligations and no benefits and rights, but that's not the case, she continues.
The investigation, for example, does not think that asylum seekers should pay healthcare fees and proposes an indexing of the daily allowance.
"Easier if you get no"
65 percent of asylum seekers currently choose their own accommodation, and a small part lives in the Migration Agency's accommodations, according to Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M).
There are several negative consequences of the ebo system, he says, mentioning exclusion and overcrowding.
12,600 people are currently registered in the Migration Agency's reception system.
The government wants asylum seekers to live in the Migration Agency's reception centers while their asylum application is being processed.
It will also be easier to keep in touch with the individuals, for example, through support and community introduction, continues Forssell.
And it will be easier to get in touch with people if they get a no on their asylum application.
