Housing

Switzerland

Country Report: Housing Last updated: 27/05/26

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There is no maximum time limit to accommodation connected with the status. As long as a person depends on social assistance, housing will be provided by the canton. It is possible that this means a collective centre or a specific allocated housing, but there is no temporal limitation on it. Concrete arrangements depend on the canton.

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  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection