Highlights:
- Eighty two per cent of temporary visa holders lost their jobs or had reduced hours due to COVID-19 based on a survey by Settlement Services International
- Support services are inundated with calls for help as over two million temporary visa holders are excluded from the government’s COVID-19 benefits
- Refugee and asylum seeker support services are calling on the government to provide basic financial support for temporary visa holders
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