Asylum-seeker advocates warn tightening support has big risks

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) CEO Cassandra Goldie

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) CEO Cassandra Goldie Source: AAP

Asylum-seeker advocates have criticised the Federal Government's gradual tightening of eligibility requirements for its Status Resolution Support Service program.


The program provides a safety net, including payments of less than $35 a day and casework support, for those people awaiting news on their immigration status.


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