Overview
- Universität Hildesheim and Mediendienst Integration surveyed 4,678 municipalities and analyzed 894 responses, finding 72% say accommodation is challenging but manageable, 17% report no major difficulties, and 11% remain in emergency mode.
- About half of respondents say conditions improved over the past year, roughly 40% see no change, and 12% report deterioration despite lower arrivals.
- First-time asylum applications fell from about 330,000 in 2023 to roughly 230,000 in 2024, with around 97,000 in the first ten months of 2025.
- Administrative services remain strained, with 44.5% of foreigners’ authorities still in emergency mode and about 27% of job centers and schools rated similarly overburdened.
- Preparedness is uneven as around 60% keep emergency beds—sometimes up to 1,000 places—while roughly 35% report no preparations, and Ulm reports monthly arrivals down to about ten from around forty and has closed an emergency shelter.