Overview
- About €75 million in reimbursements for caring for unaccompanied minor refugees remain outstanding across Saxony.
- The state parliament’s budget and finance committee approved disbursement of the money to municipalities.
- The ministry assigned temporary staff to the state youth office to process 2024–2025 invoices by March 2026 and plans digitalisation to accelerate future reimbursements.
- Leipzig has nearly €15 million outstanding, Dresden €6.2 million, and Chemnitz about €3.7 million, underscoring the pressure on major cities.
- The Greens demand a binding 90‑day payment deadline and warn youth welfare services are already operating at their limits.