Rhode Island to shift welfare to debit card system
Rhode Island will replace monthly welfare checks and food stamps with electronic benefits transfers using debit cards. Citicorp will run the six year program starting next June, with full rollout by November 1998, aiming to reduce fraud and costs while increasing access and dignity for recipients.
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