It may be difficult to receive social assistance in Norway next year. Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced that one of the conditions will be knowledge of the Norwegian language.
Knowledge of the Norwegian language - a necessary condition
Erna Solberg announced in her last speech that the Norwegian state must tighten the conditions of social assistance. Norway pays a very large proportion of social welfare benefits to immigrants who are unable to work due to a lack of knowledge of the Norwegian language. Ultimately, the prime minister decided that knowledge of the Norwegian language would be a prerequisite for receiving social assistance next year. Of course, the prime minister announced measures to help in science.
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Social assistance for immigrants
The Norwegian state is trying to tighten its social assistance policy because it turns out that most of the benefits paid go to immigrants. In 2017, as much as NOK 6,6 billion was paid for social assistance, of which the largest group were immigrants from Africa and Asia. Due to the situation, Norway has already implemented certain changes involving proof of activity in looking for a job people up to the age of 30. The Prime Minister maintains that the program works properly and has been widely accepted, therefore he does not rule out implementing it in other age groups.
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year 2020
What will learning Norwegian look like for immigrants? Well, people will be obliged to participate in the classes because only then will they be able to apply for help social. The next stage will be to demonstrate that they are capable of working. The state also meets the needs of families who have children because it wants to provide them with care. Ultimately, the plan will only be physically possible to implement in 2020.
Karin Andersen's skeptical approach
Karin Andersen, a spokeswoman for immigration policy, has a great distance to the plans presented by Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The spokesman believes that the government's action is inconsistent because it first limited the number of hours of learning Norwegian for immigrants, and now wants to make them compulsory. Additionally, Andersen adds that the government should focus on learning Norwegian, but in the case of people who have lost their right to social assistance. Activation of immigrants and their support is very important and necessary, although the state should focus on them more individually.
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Breaking the moral boundary
Politicians from the Socialist Left Party believe that Erna Solberg is breaking the moral boundary of decency with her plans. Politicians advise "let's ask the prime minister if those who cannot speak Norwegian are old and sick, will therefore go hungry?"
Prime Minister Erna Solberg wants to tighten the social welfare policy. In 2020, the necessary condition to apply for the allowance will be knowledge of the Norwegian language. You can read more in the article above!
