The Australian Government is funding the Red Cross for the next 6 months to support temporary visa holders in Australia with urgent and essential needs like food and medicine as emergency relief payments.
To be eligible to claim the relief, the person must be a temporary visa holders in Australia who is facing severe financial hardship and without access to Centrelink, Medicare or other Government services. Red Cross will decide on the eligibility for receiving the services and may give preference to people with most urgent needs first.
