The State is responsible for the reception, accommodation and integration of foreign nationals. The General Directorate for Foreign Nationals (DGEF) of the ministry of the interior is responsible for steering this policy. In the execution of its mandate, it relies mainly on a public administrative institution under its supervision, the French Office for Immigration and Integration (Ofii). However, in practice, it is external service providers, mainly in the form of associations, financed by the DGEF or by the Ofii, who are responsible for the accommodation and social support of asylum seekers and refugees. This investigation is being carried out at the request of the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and covers the financial years 2019 to 2023, for mainland France and the overseas territories. The scope of the investigation was limited to the social support and integration activities of associations funded by the Immigration, Asylum and Integration programme. It aims to draw up a map of the schemes and funding and also analyses the steering, monitoring and control exercised by the State for the implementation of these actions.
