7000 reception center places being closed – VG

UDI has decided to close down about 7,000 seats in reception centers around the country.

The decision should have been taken on meetings UDI this week received VG informed by sources Thursday morning. Shortly after confirmed UDI decision.

– It has both come fewer than expected and many of those who came last year, has now been settled in a municipality or have returned, says Director Christine Wilberg in immigration in a statement.

Later in the fall there will be able to get a new round of cuts, after a new forecast for the number of asylum seekers is established. Depending on the number of asylum seekers and forecasts for 2017, it may be necessary to lay down even more receipts next year, according to UDI.

– It is always sad to have to lay down reception when it touches skilled employees, many communities, adult residents and children. But we can not defend economical to have such a large spare capacity, says Wilberg.

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Many fewer asylum seekers

in the industry has been prepared for closures of places because asylum seekers have almost stopped.

around 12,000 seats are available at reception throughout the country. Meanwhile resettled large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in municipalities. In recent months, around 60 people signed up as asylum seekers in Norway each week. They fill a small extent up all the empty slots.

UDI for most receiving contractual 3 months’ notice. That a number of jobs would disappear by the end of November.

Among the receipts probably not longer needed, is the major transit centers Lysaker outside Oslo, Forus in Stavanger, Raumyr at Kongsberg and Landås in Bergen.

UDI writes in the press releases that the list of affected reception will be unveiled Friday at 14, after the relevant fixed operators and host municipalities have been notified. Directorate informs also that downsizing primarily affects ordinary reception, but that some reception centers for unaccompanied minors and transit center will also be closed down.

See also: UDI pay 625,000 kroner a day for reception centers – using less than half of the seats

Adjusted downward projection

UDI planned for arrival of 33,000 asylum seekers this year. The figure has been revised downwards several times. First to 25,000, then to 10,000 just before summer. Keeping the number of arrivals at the current level, it will only get about 3,500 asylum seekers to Norway this year.

Today UDI 235 refugee centers throughout the country. 139 of them are ordinary reception and 82 are receiving and departments for unaccompanied minors. In addition, 14 transit centers and two arrival centers.

This represents 29,000 permanent seats and 6,200 unit price seats. As of today, six out of ten seats in use, according to the agency.