Payment Card for Refugees Not Available in All Municipalities

nd-aktuell.de

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Hamburg is preparing a pilot project for the introduction of the payment card also for recipients of social assistance. So far, these are only available for asylum seekers.

hna.de

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Almost all countries wanted it, and yet it remains with a patchwork carpet: the payment card for refugees is handled differently, and it is not yet available everywhere.

berliner-sonntagsblatt.de

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The FDP Berlin has criticized the long lead time for the planned introduction of a payment card for refugees in the capital. State chairman Christoph Meyer accuses the CDU-led Senate of delaying effective measures, even though other federal states are already acting more quickly. "Eighteen months have passed between the fundamental decision and the planned introduction," Meyer said. The FDP politician criticizes the Senate for declaring an emerg…

kommunalinfo-mannheim.de

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The so-called payment card for refugees is introduced step by step in Germany. People who receive state benefits as asylum seekers will then receive a credit card instead of cash and can only pay electronically. Asylum rights initiatives criticise this as part of a racist policy of exclusion and deterrence. In Mannheim, DIE LINKE already criticised massively...

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Hamburg was the first state to introduce payment cards for asylum seekers more than a year ago. The Senate is now examining whether other recipients of state benefits can also receive a similar card - instead of cash being paid out.