Migration - Hanover introduces social card for asylum seekers
The state capital of Lower Saxony, Hanover, is introducing a social card to enable asylum seekers to make cashless payments and thus participate more fully in society. Only the city can post credit to this debit card. Mayor Belit Onay (Greens) announced back in October that this would also make payment processes leaner and more digital for administrative staff. The social card is also intended for other recipients of social benefits who do not have their own account.
Payment cards for asylum seekers are an element of the migration package agreed by the federal and state governments. Bavaria wants to introduce them as early as spring. The state capital of Hanover is one of the first municipalities in Germany to present a "market-ready product". The new social card is to be presented this Friday (10.30 a.m.) in the New Town Hall.
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- Due to the introduction of the social card in Hanover, asylum seekers in Lower Saxony's state capital can now make digital payments, allowing them to integrate more fully into society.
- Belit Onay, the Green Party mayor of Hanover, announced back in October that this initiative would streamline payment processes for administrative staff as well.
- The new social card is not only for asylum seekers but also for other individuals who are recipients of social benefits and do not have their own bank accounts.
- Following the agreement between federal and state governments, payment cards for asylum seekers are becoming more common in Germany, with Hanover being one of the pioneering municipalities, presenting a "market-ready product" this Friday in the New Town Hall.
Source: www.stern.de
