Mapping the Asylum Reception System: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Belgian Case (2012-2022)

This working paper draws a picture of the Belgian reception system for asylum seekers. This complex system has undergone many changes and plays a decisive role in the lives of those seeking international protection in Belgium. This document provides an almost exhaustive inventory of the reception centres between 2012 and 2022, based on official reports from the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) and its partners. The study also sheds light on how the system works, the different types of dwellings, the organisations involved and the conditions of access to reception an... Mehr ...