June 24 to July 8 There are 2162 men, women and children Asylum Seekers in South Australia who are not eligible for any income support. Many of them have lost their jobs or had their income reduced as result of COVID -19 and are in a desperate situation. You can help by making a donation for a ribbon at Goodies …
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Ongoing Struggle to Meet Basic Needs
CIRCLE 110 update on activities in May 2020 During May, Circle 110 (Rapid Response for Refugees) has continued to focus on people in crisis referred by Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support Agencies. The latter have been inundated with calls from individuals and families facing homelessness, hunger and cold, who have no income or Government Benefits, no savings and no-one else …
One family’s story
Bill and Cara have 3 children, 2 born in Australia. The moved to Adelaide a few months ago on the promise of full-time work and a house. The reality was the work was initially part-time and now with COVID-19 even this has gone. They pay full market rent for the worst house in the street, albeit with furniture on loan …
Hunger During COVID-19
Last week the Rapid Response for Refugees Circle (Circle 110) was again reminded of the difficulties for refugees and asylum seekers with no income as a result of job losses and their ineligibility for Centrelink support. At 4.15pm on Thursday, as the sun’s light began to fade, we suddenly wondered what the family of four referred for help that morning …
COVID-19 situation has left many Asylum Seekers and Refugees without any income or access to healthcare
With COVID 19, many asylum seekers on Bridging visas, like a lot of other people, have lost their jobs. Bridging visa holders are asylum seekers residing in Australia and waiting for the Government to process their claim for asylum. They are not eligible for either Centrelink or Medicare. Some have been here since 2012, which shows the great inefficiency of …