Payment Cards for Asylum Seekers Launch

From mid-July, it will be card instead of cash for asylum seekers in the eight federal facilities. This is when the benefit cards announced last year by Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) will be issued for the first time.

Payment Cards for Asylum Seekers in Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Styria

"They can use the benefit card to buy their food and drinks, or go to a pharmacy with it," said the head of the Federal Care Agency Andreas Achreiner on Ö1. The card is blocked for alcohol, gambling, and foreign transfers.

The card can be loaded with pocket money or contributions for charitable work. This is intended to prevent misuse. The card was actually supposed to be introduced nationwide, but now only Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Styria are following suit. All other states have their own cards or continue to pay out in cash.

(APA/Red)

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