For Helpers

Solidarity with affected people

A payment card for refugees has recently been introduced in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen – with massive restrictions:

• A maximum of €50 per month can be withdrawn in cash.
• Bank transfers and direct debits are no longer possible.
• Having little cash makes it difficult to shop affordably at markets and flea markets.
• Special exceptions require an application.

This regulation is discriminatory and unacceptable in its current form. It violates our constitution, as the Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that social benefits for refugees must not be altered for migration policy reasons.

A joint initiative by organisations in Stralsund, such as the Muslim community, the Left Party, the Green Party, GEW / LAMID, Grandmothers Against Right-wing and others, therefore wants to give refugees the opportunity to continue to have access to cash despite the payment card.

Help instead of exclude

The plan is to set up an exchange system: refugees can use their cards to purchase store vouchers and then exchange those vouchers for cash at designated exchange points. We are now looking for people willing to support this effort by exchanging their own cash for these vouchers — which they can then use for their own shopping.

Exchange point – Dates

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