on December 21, 2016 in World News
21 Asylum Seekers Cost Town €500,000 a Month
by Chris Tomlinson A migrant home in a small German town is costing taxpayers more than €500,000 per month to house just 21 migrants, and other facilities are facing similarly disproportionate costs. The German town of Bad Berleburg has a population of some 19,000 people — 21 of which are asylum seekers residing in the facility. The housing complex has room for 500 asylum seekers, and while it presently holds less than five per cent of its capacity the facility costs €514,697.47 a month to operate, reports local paper Westfalenpost. The facility runs at such a massive cost because, despite the small number of inhabitants, many expenses… View Article
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