Prepaid cards instead of money: FDP calls for conversion to benefits in kind for asylum seekers

Asylum seekers should no longer receive cash, demands the FDP. Instead, they should cover their daily needs with payment cards. In this way, you can prevent money from being sent to your home country, says Federal Digital Minister Wissing.

Asylum seekers in Germany currently receive cash. According to the FDP, this should change as quickly as possible. Digital Minister Wissing and his party are calling for a nationwide payment card.