NYC to end migrant debit card program

NYC to end controversial program supplying migrants with prepaid debit cards after dropping $53M
Mayor Eric Adams is ending his administration’s controversial program supplying migrants in city shelters with prepaid debit cards to pay for groceries.
NYC to stop giving migrants prepaid debit cards for food
New York City announced Thursday it will soon stop giving migrants prepaid debit cards for food. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams’ office said it will not renew the “immediate response cards pilot program.” The program directed funds toward migrant families in the city’s Housing Preservation and Development system that were living in hotels.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that the city would end the immediate response cards pilot program which gave prepaid debit cards to illegal immigrants.
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New York City ends a food debit card program that allowed migrant families to purchase their own groceries and essential supplies.
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The Adams administration has touted the pilot program as a cost-saving measure and a way to limit food waste, while conservatives have criticized it as vulnerable to misuse.
Why migrant families will no longer be getting prepaid debit cards in NYC
New York City announced it is ending a program providing prepaid debit cards to migrant families for essential items like groceries.
NYC ending controversial migrant debit card program
New York City is ending a pilot program that provided migrant families with up to $350 a week on prepaid debit cards. Critics had argued that the program was vulnerable to misuse and prioritized migrants over New Yorkers in need.
New York City ends prepaid debit card program for migrants
A spokesperson for the mayor’s office said the program is ending because the contract is set to expire but did not provide a more specific reason.
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New York City is ending a program that provides migrants staying in city-funded hotels with prepaid debit cards they can use to purchase food.
NYC to end migrant debit card program as shelter numbers decline: Mayor Adams
New York City is winding down a controversial program that offers pre-paid debit cards to migrant families to use for purchasing food, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday. The city said that it was ending the program,
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