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Cutting the return allowance: "Money down the drain"

The government's plans for a sharply increased return migration grant are being criticized by the Center Party. It's throwing money into the sea, which even the government's own investigator has established, says the party's migration policy spokesperson Jonny Cato.

» Updated: 15 September 2024, 23:02

» Published: 12 September 2024

Cutting the return allowance: "Money down the drain"
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An adult immigrant with temporary or permanent residence permit who voluntarily returns can today receive up to 10,000 kronor. From 2026, the government wants to increase the allowance to 350,000 kronor.

The purpose, according to the newly appointed Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party), is to encourage more people who are stuck in exclusion or for other reasons want to return to their home country to leave Sweden.

In the 2026 budget, 1.4 billion kronor is allocated, and over a three-year period, the proposal is expected to cost nearly 2.5 billion.

Center Party's migration policy spokesperson Jonny Cato is not impressed.

It is incredibly remarkable that the government's only major integration initiative is a proposal that has been completely torn apart by their own investigator, who even says that this can exacerbate integration challenges, he says.

Center Party believes that the money should instead be invested in language and education initiatives and efforts to get more people into the labor market.

Sweden has major integration challenges and they will not be solved by the Sweden Democrats sending a small part back home. It requires massive efforts, but the government has completely given up hope that people can and want to contribute to the common good.

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