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Draft Plan Moves New Ukrainian Arrivals to Asylum Benefits Without Budget Relief

Under inter-ministerial review, the draft cuts support for Ukrainians arriving since April 1 to 441 euros a month, removes job-center integration services, redistributes costs to states and municipalities.

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Overview

  • The draft would reclassify Ukrainians who arrived after April 1 under the Asylum Seekers’ Benefits Act, reducing their monthly allowance from 563 to 441 euros.
  • The change would end their entitlement to job-center integration programs, including language courses and vocational training.
  • Calculations forecast 1.32 billion euros in Bürgergeld savings offset by 1.375 billion euros in asylum benefit costs for 2026, yielding no net budget relief.
  • States and municipalities warn of administrative strain and demand full compensation after absorbing extra asylum benefit expenses.
  • After inter-ministerial review, the proposal will go to the cabinet, then to the Bundestag and Bundesrat for final passage by year-end, even as CSU leaders press for wider cuts and SPD ministers insist on respecting the coalition agreement.