Asylum and refugees: Mayor reveals Murks with payment card

The payment card is intended to prevent refugees from using state services, but it is easy to avoid the hurdles.

Do they want to introduce the controversial map or not? The 396 municipalities in NRW have only a few days left to decide. On 31 May the deadline expires.

With payment cards for refugees, it is usually not possible to make transfers. Since so much becomes impossible in life, some federal states approve individual payment recipients upon request. However, the authorities do not actually deal with this at all, the Brandenburg data protection authority finds.The payment card causes problems – not only with data protection. – All rights reserved IMAGO / Christian OhdeIn the Brandenburg Märkisch-Oderla…

Abuse Payment card for refugees – The introduction of the payment card for asylum seekers was considered to be a central tool for the better management of social benefits. Less cash, more control and, above all, no transfers abroad – that was the political promise. But now it is clear that the system has serious weaknesses. The mayor of Langenfeld, Frank Schneider (CDU), who speaks of a "desaströsen" state and calls for urgent action. Criticism …

Instead of cash benefits, asylum seekers in many regions of Germany receive so-called payment cards, which are accepted for example in supermarkets. Already in advance there had been speculation about fraud possibilities. But now a NRW mayor reveals how easily the payment card can be turned into cash money. Also on such examples becomes clear: immigration policy failed. On 440 pages show [...] The post Asylum payment cards: Mayor reveals fraud o…