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Tax Authorities: Will Homeless People Soon Be Able to Pay by Card in Supermarkets?

Summary by hinzundkunzt.de
The tax authority plans to issue so-called payment cards not only to refugees but also to other recipients of assistance in the future. A good idea or harassment? For the past year and a half, newly arrived refugees in Hamburg have hardly been given any cash. Instead, the money they are entitled to is loaded onto a so-called "SocialCard." One advantage from the city's perspective: Because less cash needs to be paid out, administrative costs are …
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The tax authority plans to issue so-called payment cards not only to refugees but also to other recipients of assistance in the future. A good idea or harassment? For the past year and a half, newly arrived refugees in Hamburg have hardly been given any cash. Instead, the money they are entitled to is loaded onto a so-called "SocialCard." One advantage from the city's perspective: Because less cash needs to be paid out, administrative costs are …

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hinzundkunzt.de broke the news in on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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