NYC launches $53M program to give pre-paid
debit cards to migrants to spend in BODEGAS:
Users must sign affidavit promising only
to use card for food and baby supplies,
with family of four set to get $1,000-a-month
Posted By: Imright, 2/2/2024 8:17:45 PM
Migrants housed in one of New York City's hotels will receive pre-paid cards with which to buy food and baby supplies, instead of the city providing meals the migrants often did not want. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, estimated the scheme will save the city $600,000 a month, or $7.2 million annually. The pilot program is being rolled out at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, with 500 families involved, The New York Post reported. They will be given cards which can be only used at bodegas, supermarkets and delis. Migrants must sign an affidavit promising to only use the cards for food and baby supplies, or else
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