Question 27399 — refugees and stateless persons

Summary

Ms Laurence Maillart-Méhaignerie draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the difficulties encountered by beneficiaries of the allowance for asylum seekers (ADA). Indeed, since November 2019, the allowance for asylum seekers has been paid on a payment card and no longer a withdrawal card, with which it is impossible to make the slightest cash withdrawal. This modification of the management of the ADA by the French Office of immigration and integration (OFII) is part of the asylum reform adopted in 2018. The legal possibility of paying the ADA on a payment card and no longer just for withdrawal has in fact been open since the decree of December 28, 2018 taken for the application of certain provisions of the law of September 10, 2018. These provisions generate daily difficulties for asylum seekers: not being able to Having cash for the most common expenses is a major difficulty because either a minimum purchase amount is required by the merchant, or the payment terminals are not compatible. This situation significantly restricts the access of these people to certain essential goods or services, such as daily food purchases, transport tickets, access to laundry, payment for the children's canteen, etc. Furthermore, the cash back system does not constitute a solution adapted to this situation. It is often unknown to merchants who then refuse to give cash against payment. In addition, this method of transaction is carried out for commissions which are sometimes very expensive. Added to these difficulties is the cost of the procedures related to holding this card. Report an operating incident, consult a balance or filing an objection in the event of loss or theft are all actions that require the use of a payphone. These financial constraints create real complications in the already difficult daily lives of these people and they call into question the free disposal of the allowance for these beneficiaries. Also, she would like to know how this system could be arranged to allow asylum seeker beneficiaries to have a means of payment and withdrawal adapted to their needs.

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