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.

New York City Ends Voucher Program For Migrant Families was originally published on rnbphilly.com