Victoria gives $3m to cover payments to 6,000 asylum seekers on bridging visas

Report shows federal government cuts in 2018 had put 80% of those affected at risk of being homeless

The Victorian government will put in $3m for crisis response to support asylum seekers hit by federal government cuts.

In 2017 the federal government announced it was tightening requirements for the status resolution support services payments for asylum seekers on bridging visas, which came into effect in 2018.

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