Emergency financial support for temporary visa holders and asylum seekers

Temporary visa holders and asylum seekers who aren’t eligible for government payments can access emergency financial assistance if they are experiencing hardship during the current COVID-19 lockdown.

People wait in a queue to receive benefit pay-outs, including unemployment and small business support . Source: AFP

Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Shamsher Kainth.

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