A historically low number of asylum-seekers have come to Denmark so far this year. In 2019, 2,716 people applied for asylum, but only 830 new asylum applications have been registered this year.
The Danish immigration service, Udlændingestyrelsen, estimates the decreased number of asylum-seekers will save the government up to 359 million kroner.
According to Udlændingestyrelsen, it annually costs 277,841 kroner to accommodate an asylum-seeker.
The minister of immigration and integration, Mattias Tesfaye, has informed the public that the money will return to the state treasury.
However, MPs believe that the number of applicants will increase in the second half of the year as the country is opening up again.
SOURCE: The Copenhagen Post
