Question NW1305 to the Minister of Home Affairs
02 December 2019 - NW1305
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1) What number of asylum seekers who are currently registered in the Republic are alive and within the borders of the Republic; (2) Whether the Republic receives any monetary amount for each asylum seeker, if so, (a) from which organisation and (b) what amount in each case?
Reply:
1. The total number of asylum seekers actively extending their Section 22 permits as at 30 June 2019 were 186 210. By law all asylum seekers are expected to remain within the borders of South Africa.
2. The government does not receive any monetary amount for asylum seekers.
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