Azure Cards

Excellent news for asylum seekers relying on Azure cards for their weekly payment. No longer will they have to forfeit an unspent balance.

Lord Bates: Practical arrangements to remove the restriction that prevents Azure card users from carrying over more than £5 credit on the card from one week to the next are imminent. Card users with children are already allowed to carry over unlimited credit. We expect to complete the work by the end of February. Card users will be notified of the change by letter and there will be appropriate changes to our website information about the card.     House of Lords, 26/01/15