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Back Your Neighbour Campaign SRSS - Motion: 64 (Resolved) Port Phillip City, VIC Clr Paul Maytom (Mayor of Leeton Shire, NSW), Clr Matthew Kirwan (City of Greater Dandenong) and Clr Marghanita da Cruz (Inner West Council) That the National General Assembly (NGA) calls on the Federal Government to reverse its cuts to (and fully fund) the Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) program. Objective: Many Councils are concerned by funding cuts to the SRSS program by the Commonwealth Government, as it will cut income and case management support of many people seeking asylum and dramatically increase the demand for support at the local municipality level. The decision to cut SRSS will apply across Australia. Key Arguments: Since 1993 the Federal Government has financially supported people while their claim for asylum is being considered. This program is now called the Status Resolution Support Service (SRSS) program. It provides a basic living allowance (ty...

Last night Dulce Munoz Garcia, the National Convenor of  Mums4Refugees came and spoke in support of in support of the Inner West Council joining THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAYORAL TASKFORCE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM TO ADVOCATE AGAINST THE SRSS CUTS. Mums4Refugees first contacted me last July to enlist Inner West Council's support for advocay against the cuts to the SRSS. This lead to the unanimous resolution of Notice of Motion: Advocacy against the cuts to income support for people seeking asylum living in the community Since that time, the ALP has taken a "new position supporting people seeking asylum in the community during the election period and, if elected, into government" Source: http://backyourneighbour.com.au/about/ Since September 2017 when the changes to the SRSS Program began, the Asylum Seekers Centre in Newtown has seen an increase of 1242 people seeking assistance, the average time they have been in Australia is 2.4 years. The centre is currently pr...