Many still remember the images of the refugee influx in 2015. Even now there are mass walks again – including tent cities. In any case, there shouldn’t be one in Vienna.
The number of refugees is increasing across the country. If detained, they must go to a federal facility until their asylum status is clarified. Then they are either transported back home or go to state care. Extra emergency quarters had to be set up in 2015 for this. Empty buildings in residential areas became mass housing. Many Viennese now demand that such a scenario should not be repeated under any circumstances.
150 people per day
“Currently, there are about 150 people standing in front of our door every day. But our facilities are full,” says Thomas Fussenegger of the Federal Agency for Care and Support Services (BBU). The problem: Some states take too few refugees from federal institutions after they have been admitted to the asylum procedure.
The result is the now heavily criticized tent cities. Fussenegger: “There will be no tents in Vienna, there is simply too little space. Moreover, Vienna is taking in more people than planned.” However, a solution must be found as the federal institutions have reached their fire safety limits – from now on it becomes a fire hazard.
Confusion about accommodation in Vienna
In Vienna, the Soziales Wien Fund (FSW) or its contractor is responsible for the accommodation. However, there is no exact information about the locations. The BBU is currently using the Biozentrum on Althanstraße on Alsergrund for the temporary accommodation of asylum seekers until the end of October.
From November, the building will be opened to women and children from Ukraine. How many displaced people from Ukraine will come to Vienna in the coming weeks will largely depend on the development of the war and the situation in neighboring countries. In any case, the city expects a further increase in the number of refugees.
Source: Krone
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