New rules on child support supplements and accommodation in the asylum area
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af udlændingeloven, lov om socialtilsyn, lov om social service og barnets lov (Ændringer af regler på udlændingeområdet vedrørende indkvartering, ydelser og sociale indsatser m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act changes several rules for foreign nationals under the care of the Danish Immigration Service.
- The child support supplement is split in half between the parents when the child lives with both parents, and the Danish Immigration Service can deduct income from the cash benefits.
- Unaccompanied minor asylum seekers can be accommodated privately with a close family (close family, e.g. children, grandchildren and parents) member living in Denmark, the social supervisory body can supervise special accommodation facilities and places with external accommodation, and the rules on social measures (arrangement) and representatives for unaccompanied minors are changed.
- Who: The rules apply in particular to foreign nationals under the care of the Danish Immigration Service, including parents with children and unaccompanied minors, and young foreign nationals aged 18-22 with procedural residence. The supervision by the social supervisory body also covers adult foreign nationals with special support needs.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 January 2025. Some parts entered into force on 28 September 2026.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Baggrunden for lovforslaget er et ønske om at opdatere og justere en række af reglerne på udlændingeområdet vedrørende indkvartering, ydelser og sociale indsatser m.v. Forslaget indeholder følgende elementer: - Ligedeling af forsørgertillæg. - Udvidelse af fradragsadgangen for oppebåret indkomst. - Udvidelse af lempelig adgang for privat indkvartering for mindreårige udlændinge, der opholder sig i indkvarteringssystemet. - Klager over Udlændingestyrelsens modenhedsvurdering. - Ophør af hvervet som repræsentant for uledsagede mindreårige udlændinge. - Revidering af reglerne om iværksættelse af sociale indsatser for mindreårige udlændinge og unge udlændinge i alderen fra 18 til 22 år. - Udvidelse af socialtilsynets kompetence til at føre tilsyn med særindkvarteringssteder og steder med ekstern indkvartering. Formålet med forslaget er at opdatere og justere reglerne på udlændingeområdet for at sikre bedre ligestilling, effektivitet og overholdelse af internationale forpligtelser. Loven foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2025, med visse bestemmelser, der træder i kraft på et senere tidspunkt fastsat af ministeren.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 3 October 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 17 December 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Date to be set later · 30 December 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 January 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Fully in force · 28 September 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet