The project ‘Improving Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers, Persons Entitled to Protection and Persons Entitled to Temporary Protection in Brandenburg’ (VASiB) came to an end at the end of May 2026. 

The BTU study shows that decentralised accommodation for refugees in Brandenburg is possible and has been shown to offer them advantages over living in collective accommodation. Nevertheless, the state continues to house refugees predominantly in collective accommodation. This is shown in the final report on the VASiB collaborative project by BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

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• Click here for the final report