Sweden’s centre-right government presented a plan on Thursday to increase payments to migrants who They leave the country voluntarilyup to 350,000 Swedish crowns (around 30,000 euros).
The measure was presented at a press conference in Stockholm by Immigration Minister Johan Forssell, accompanied by representatives of the rest of the coalition parties of the Moderates, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, as well as the far-right Sweden Democrats, who support the government.
“They may feel that life in Sweden has not gone the way they wanted, that they are stuck and alienated, or that they may be older and want to return to their home country,” Forssell said of the program’s beneficiaries.
According to the four parties, the executive led by Ulf Kristersson does not have a specific target figure for the number of migrants who could leave Sweden on the basis of this measure, which is expected to come into force. from 2026.
This year’s budgets will allocate 1.4 billion Swedish crowns for this plan (equivalent to 122 million euros), which would mean that 4,000 people could receive the maximum amount stipulated.
Currently, migrants returning voluntarily from Sweden are entitled to a payment of 10,000 Swedish crowns (870 euros) per adult and half that amount per child, but according to Forssell, almost no one takes advantage of this opportunity.
To be eligible for this support, migrants must be legally in Sweden and have a valid residence permit, whether for work, family or international protection reasons.
