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Rejection came from Caritas General Secretary Anna Parr, who criticized it to Kathpress as “stigmatizing and discriminatory”. Diakonie director Maria Katharina Moser also finds the discussion unnecessary: For days there has been discussion about a problem “that doesn’t exist.”
- The OÖN have already reported: Payment card based on the German model? Caritas and Volkshilfe skeptical
- Also read: Payment card for asylum seekers: ÖVP wants to adopt the German model
Asylum seekers would be excluded from some areas without cash, Parr argued: “This is paternalism and also a restriction on independence, which also reduces integration into our society.” In addition, cash would be “indispensable” for many areas of public life, such as school trips or shopping at flea markets or smaller shops.
“Party-politically motivated strategy
Parr cannot understand the argument that this would prevent transfers to home countries. Ultimately, the sum of the benefits received is far too small. Moser also took the same line. The amounts are so small that asylum seekers cannot send anything home. Moser saw the debate as a “purely party-politically motivated strategy.”
- Article on the topic: Refugee carers view payment cards with skepticism
Based on the plans for a payment card for refugees in Germany, Karner also opened the discussion in Austria. The Minister of the Interior also has in mind a procedure in this country that would restrict access to cash benefits. Support came from black-run countries such as Lower and Upper Austria and Tyrol. The red countries are negative.
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