Asylum seekers living in the Australian community are having their income support summarily cut, and being left at risk of destitution, refugee advocacy groups have said.
Some of those who have had their status resolution support service (SRSS) cut arrived in Australia as unaccompanied minors, have since graduated from high school here and won scholarships to university. With the withdrawal of financial support, some have since withdrawn from university because they can not survive while studying.
Others who are studying English or training for a work qualification are being forced to choose between continuing their studies or finding immediate work to support themselves.
Source:
theguardian
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