New York City Ends Voucher Program For Migrant Families
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New York City announced it will no longer issue vouchers to migrants to pay for food, ending a controversial program that has been under debate.
Mayor Eric Adams made the announcement to the public yesterday (11/7) stating: “As we move towards more competitive contracting for asylum seeker programs, we have chosen not to renew the emergency contract for this pilot program once the one-year term concludes.”
The programs distributed debit cards to migrant families that stayed in city-funded hotels. The debit cards let the families buy their own food. With the program, families were getting about $350 a week to go food shopping locally and to buy baby supplies. Some New York citizens were not a fan of the program.
Since late March, the city has provided prepaid debit card totaling $3.2 million. The mayor did not give a reason to why the program was ending. The program will not be accepting new participants, and will finish out the remainder of its yearly contract.
