Q&A
Introduction to IBO's revised analysis of asylum seeker costs
1:39:44
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Council Member Justin Brannan inquires about IBO's revised analysis of asylum seeker costs. He notes that IBO's projections for FY25 and FY26 are considerably lower than the administration's estimates in the executive plan.
- Brannan asks for details on IBO's cost estimates for asylum seeker services
- He requests information on how much lower IBO's estimates are compared to the administration's
Justin Brannan
1:39:44
Thank you very much.
1:39:46
I appreciate all that IBO does, and we, appreciate you being here today.
1:39:51
I wanna dig in a bit on the asylum seeker costs.
1:39:54
So as you mentioned last week, IBO released its revised analysis and estimates of the asylum seeker response spending.
1:40:02
The analysis in included 3 different cost scenarios and compared them to the administration costs.
1:40:09
All 3 of IBO scenario project, project costs for FY 25 and 26, are considerably lower than what is budgeted for in the executive plan.
1:40:20
So could you detail a bit, what are IBO's estimates for the cost for the provision of, services related to asylum seekers in the plan period?
1:40:29
And how much lower than the administration's estimates are your estimate?
Louisa Chafee
1:40:33
I'm gonna ask Sarita to take this, please.
Justin Brannan
1:40:35
Thank you.
