Labour market access and social welfare for asylum-seekers

The level of benefits provided to asylum-seekers also differs from Member State to Member State although such a comparison is difficult to carry out as countries provide many benefits to asylum-seekers in kind, and the range and value of those benefits in kind is difficult to assess. It can be said that, as a general rule, the differences in the level of benefits provided to asylum-seekers correspond to the differences in living costs among Member States (see table 2). They also reflect different approaches to social welfare provision.