![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) *About ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) ## Read the law carefully # Norway also pays support to rejected asylum seekers December 22, 2023, 3:24 p.m. (CET) Allegedly, all that is required of rejected asylum seekers is financial support Paint to make them disappear. The claim that this is the case in Norway works, but is wrong. The claim that Norway has been circulating again and again on social networks Rejected asylum seekers had their social benefits withdrawn. «And suddenly They disappear silently and none of them starve. So it goes, “If you just want to!” says a Facebook post currently in Luxembourg is shared. ## Evaluation This claim is untrue. Norway also pays rejected asylum seekers continued financial support. ## Facts The claim that Norway has been circulating on social networks since the end of 2022 have turned “all social benefits for rejected asylum seekers to zero”. This claim was false back then and has not been truer since become. A look at the website of the Norwegian immigration authority UDI shows, that ultimately rejected asylum seekers also receive financial support received, albeit less than before the rejection. Since all asylum seekers in Norway have to live in so-called reception centers is the granting of financial support also includes a stay in a reception center bound. Such a reduction is contained in a provision on the support of Asylum seekers included, which came into force on June 1, 2022. No money Only those asylum seekers receive their application within 48 hours is decided because they come from safe countries of origin. That would be true for example, for an application from a Luxembourg citizen, while a Moroccan citizen is not treated according to the 48 hour rule would. The Norwegian immigration law stipulates that asylum seekers have a Receive accommodation as well as financial support. The city administration the capital Oslo announces that there is currently a single asylum seeker is entitled to 7,713 crowns (685 euros) per month. For married people and parents Higher rates apply to children. In 2023, according to the Norwegian immigration authority, until Including November, almost 5,000 people applied for asylum. This number is slightly higher than that of the entire previous year. In Luxembourg the reception, accommodation and support of comprehensively regulated for refugees. However, this recently happened in practice Situations that led to public criticism. (As of: December 22, 2023) ## Links Older post, archived Facebook post, archived Immigration website, archived Regulation on reduction, archived Asylum procedures in safe countries of origin, archived Immigration Law, archived City of Oslo on amounts, archived Asylum statistics 2023, archived Asylum statistics 2022, archived Regulations in Luxembourg, archived “Luxemburger Wort” about asylum problems, archived ### About dpa fact checks This fact check was carried out as part of the Facebook/Meta independent program Fact check created. Find detailed information about this program You here. Explanations from Facebook/Meta on how to deal with accounts that provide false information spread, can be found here. If you have any objections or comments regarding the content, please send them with a link to the affected Facebook post to factcheck- luxembourg@dpa.com. Please use the relevant templates for this. Information on objections can be found here. Did you know? If you have doubts about a message, claim, image or If you have a video, you can also contact the dpa fact check via WhatsApp. Further information can be found here. powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
Norway turns all social benefits for asylum seekers to zero and people disappear