Exchange Voucher for Cash

Do you receive the payment card and only €50 in cash per month? If you need more cash, let's exchange!

  1. Buy a voucher in the stores Aldi, Lidl, Edeka, Kaufland, Rewe or DM for €50
  2. Bring the voucher to an exchange point!
    Here you will receive cash for the vouchers.

Where?

Bürgerbüro Die Linke
Theodor-Körner-Str. 7
69115 Heidelberg

Best reached by public transport from the stops Betriebshof and Hauptbahnhof

When?

Every 2nd Tuesday and every 3rd Friday of the month from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

The next dates:

Voucher Distribution

Are you in solidarity with people with payment cards and want to participate in our actions? Get your shopping voucher at one of our distribution points!

Where are vouchers available?

Café Leitstelle
Emil-Maier-Str. 16
69115 Heidelberg

Monday to Thursday 09:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Additionally at events

Bürgerbüro Die Linke
Theodor-Körner-Str. 7
69115 Heidelberg

Monday 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday 09:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Friday 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Basement Bikes
Werftstraße 29
68159 Mannheim

Tuesday 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Café Gegendruck
Fischergasse 2
69117 Heidelberg

Always at the KüFa (Kitchen for everyone, vegan food for donation), Sunday 8:00 PM

Collegium Academicum
Marie-Clauss-Str. 3
69126 Heidelberg

Always at the KüFa (Kitchen for everyone, vegan food for donation)
On the last Sunday of the month, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Depending on availability, there are usually vouchers from Aldi, Lidl, Edeka, Kaufland, Rewe or DM for €50

Open Letter

Dear Mayor Jansen, dear members of the Committee for Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities,

We watch with shock and disbelief the gradual introduction of the payment card for people receiving benefits under the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act in Baden-Württemberg. Due to the many discriminatory, restrictive, and exclusionary aspects of the payment card, we oppose its introduction in Heidelberg.

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  1. People seeking protection have an account in Heidelberg like everyone else. With the Giro account card, they can access their money. If they are not yet in employment, they initially receive benefits according to the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act. These should in future be transferred to payment cards, with which both cash expenditures and transfers/direct debits are restricted.