Transcript ICF Social Benefits

Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
The Information and Cooperation Forum (ICF)
Presents:
Cross-border asylum network
Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers in
Europe
materials for a better practice
Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
ICF: NGOs from Germany, Austria,
Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic,
Slovakia and Slovenia
Targets:
 improvement of reception conditions in the Member States of the
European Union
 cooperation, qualification, lobbying
Issues:
 accommodation
 social benefits (including withdrawal and Dublin II cases)
 medical care
 access to labour and education / training
 social work and social counselling
 freedom of movement
 participation of refugees
Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
The EU Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January
2003 on Minimum Standards of Reception
Conditons for Asylum Seekers
 the implementation: harmonisation or
downgrading?
 why improvement of reception conditions?
Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
1. Social Rights and Benefits*
 basic needs of asylum seekers
 the EU Council Directive 2003/9/EC
on social benefits
*Under the ICF lead agency of
OPU Czech Republic
Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
2.
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Social Benefits – on Minimum
Standard
housing
food, clothes and cash benefits,
other provisions: health, information,
benefits for persons with special needs
Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
3. Specific Topics
and Identified Problems
 A: problems of centralised housing and
provisions
 B: food, clothes & cash benefits
 C: other provisions and services
 D: provisions for vulnerable persons
Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
4.
Good Practice Example
 Integrationshaus.at
Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
5.
Recommendations
 access to labour is better then benefits
 housing should support social integration
 own choice of food and cooking gives dignity and avoids
disrespect of habits
 own choice of clothing
respects the individual
 cash benefits must cover
the basic needs
 needs of vulnerable persons
must be acknowledged
Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for refugees
THANK YOU!
For further information please contact
[email protected]