City Council approves financial support for the Portuguese Refugee Council

The House, as can be read in the proposal signed by the Councillor for Human and Social Rights, Sofia Athayde, has been operating since 2012, with capacity for 13 children between the ages of 13 and 18, and has received financial support from the municipality since 2014.

The municipality of Lisbon, adds the unanimously approved document, is "responsible for implementing at least two major strategic reception instruments" for applicants for international protection: the Municipal Plan for the Integration of Migrants in Lisbon (PMIML) 2020/2022, which is still in force, and the Municipal Program for the Reception of Refugees in the City of Lisbon (PMARLx).

According to the indicators provided, an estimated 60 people have benefited from the project, with an average length of stay for minors of 6 months or until they reach the age of majority, for a total of 2,000 visits to project beneficiaries.