Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it’s designed to curb migration
7 months, 1 week ago

Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it’s designed to curb migration

Associated Press  

EICHSFELD, Germany — When Erdina Laca goes grocery shopping in Eichsfeld these days, she pulls out a special payment card that’s for asylum-seekers only. “It has to be said quite clearly that people are coming because of civil war and persecution — they won’t be deterred by a payment card,” said Wiebke Judith from Pro Asyl. “We have a lot of nationalities who grew up with cash — they don’t know how to pay by card,” says Thomas Dreiling, who runs a local shelter for asylum-seekers. Dreiling said that of the about 400 asylum-seekers who were slated to get the payment cards in December, more than 50 said “no” to the card and left Germany — most of them citizens from North Macedonia and Georgia.

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Asylum seekers will be stripped of their benefits under new rules in Germany as the country continues to crack down on migration
2 months ago

Asylum seekers will be stripped of their benefits under new rules in Germany as the country continues to crack down on migration

Daily Mail  

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German state cuts benefits for 'lazy' migrants after they refused request to help clear flood debris
5 months ago

German state cuts benefits for 'lazy' migrants after they refused request to help clear flood debris

Daily Mail  

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Germany launches restricted payment cards for asylum-seekers
7 months, 1 week ago

Germany launches restricted payment cards for asylum-seekers

The Independent  

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German parliament approves payment cards for asylum-seekers to limit cash payments
8 months, 1 week ago

German parliament approves payment cards for asylum-seekers to limit cash payments

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The German parliament on Friday approved legislation introducing payment cards for asylum-seekers, a system that is meant to limit benefits paid in cash and make the country less attractive for migrants. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors agreed in principle to introduce the system in early November, but the governing coalition took until last week to …

Germany’s chancellor, state governors agree on new measures to curb migration
1 year, 1 month ago

Germany’s chancellor, state governors agree on new measures to curb migration

LA Times  

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