New York City began a pilot plan to provide pre-loaded cards to immigrants living in shelters so they can buy food and basic necessities.
The cards would be loaded every 28 days with an amount of money that will depend on the number of members each family has.
They can only be used in warehouses and self-service stores to buy food and some items.
This program would replace the food support that is given to them inside the shelters.
The Mayor, Eric Adams, assured that it is not money that is given to immigrants, but instead of giving them food in the shelters, an equivalent amount will be deposited for them to buy in nearby businesses.
“I want to deny the rumor that we gave American Express to everyone, that is not true,” he said at a press conference this Monday.
“We had to find a better, cheaper way to deliver food to shelters. We spend this money anyway, what we are doing is putting it in the community, in local businesses,” he assured.
Separately, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Camille Joseph Varlack, indicated that about $12 per day is deposited with asylum seekers.
He assured that this represents a saving for the Mayor’s Office of $600,000 per month.
“This is a pilot program for 500 people, we go every two days to leave food at the shelters, this food has a cost in addition to shipping costs, what we are trying to do with this pilot is to save $600,000 per month,” he said.
“What we do is give them a card with an amount, that amount is like 12 dollars per day per person. “It is restricted to wineries and supermarkets,” he added.
At least seven people, most of them who lived in these shelters, have been detained and are awaiting trial.
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