About the Status Resolution and Support Services program
The Status Resolution and Support Services (SRSS) program provides support services to people who are living in Australia while their protection visa applications are being decided.
The types of services include financial, medical and housing.
The Department of Home Affairs provides these services through various organisations. Financial help is given through Services Australia (Centrelink).
If you are applying for a protection visa and experiencing financial hardship, you will mostly likely be able to get SRSS payments.
The Department of Home Affairs will find that a person (or family) is in financial hardship when:
- their income is below a certain amount
- they have no assets or money in…
