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Spain
Integration in Practice
Reception
municipality they are initially assigned
to, but are not prevented from moving
to other regions if they would like to.
Resettled refugees, like asylum seekers
in Spain, are first received at reception
centres called 'Centros de Acogida a
Refugiados' (CARs). CARs are directed
by ESS and managed either by ESS
directly or by the NGOs ACCEM, CEAR
and the Spanish Red Cross under contract
with ESS. Resettled refugees stay
in the centres for a period of 6-12
months, with the final length of stay
dependent on the individual profiles
and vulnerabilities of each refugee.
Reception centres are used to provide
resettled refugees with the opportunity
to adjust to life in Spain before living
independently in the community, and
an individual integration programme
is established for each refugee during
their stay at the centre.
Placement
ESS is responsible for the placement
of resettled refugees, and initially allocates
refugees to reception centres
based on individual refugee profiles
and the number of available places.
After their stay in the reception centre,
refugees move into individual housing
in the same municipality where the
reception centre is located. Refugees
can only receive integration assistance
and financial support in the
Integration services & support
Length: Maximum 2 years.
In Spain, the seventeen Autonomous
Communities (regional governments)
are responsible for providing integration
services and support, including
housing, education, employment,
healthcare, and civic and social orientation.
Spanish municipalities are
not responsible for refugee reception,
although in some instances collaborate
with the reception centres located
in their constituencies by providing
access to municipal services that will
facilitate refugees integration.
National government provides financial
support for the integration of refugees,
including resettled refugees, for a
period of two years. Integration services
for refugees are mainstreamed
into regional services for all immigrants,
and each region establishes the
quantity and the level of accessibility of
its services in accordance with national
guidelines and objectives. This may
include connecting groups and individuals
at risk of social exclusion to
specialist services provided by NGOs.
ESS decides the annual financial
amount that each refugee will receive,
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