Press release No. 367 of 4 August 2021
WIESBADEN – In 2020 government agencies in Germany spent 4.2 billion euros in gross terms on benefits paid in accordance with the Act on Benefits for Asylum Seekers (AsylbLG). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a year-on-year decline of 4.7%. This was a continuation of the decrease in the benefits for asylum seekers which has been observed since 2016.
Basic data and long time series are available in table Recipients of standard benefits for asylum seekers (22221) in the GENESIS-Online database
