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Australia Invests $34 Million
to Support Migrants Living in AustraliaLaurie Ferguson, Secretary for Multicultural Affairs & Settlement announced that the Australian Government would spend $34 million next financial year on services to assist the integration of migrants and refugees.
Migrant Resource Centres across Australia, multicultural service
agencies, Islamic Women’s Associations and the St Vincent de Paul
Society were some of the organisations that received funding under this
initiative.
With extra funding to these key areas of community & migrant
services, refugees and migrants living in Australia can benefit from
greater services & support when they arrive and while they settle
into the community.
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best suited to you. You can also try our visa eligibility assessment to
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The funds are to be allocated to 230 projects run by 168 organisations as a part of the Settlement Grants Program (SGP) aimed at helping migrants and refugees become self-reliant, contribute to the Australian work force and acquire the life skills and knowledge they need to settle in Australia.
"These projects will assist migrants and refugees in their
cultural transition in Australia and build on their existing skills for
their successful settlement," Mr Ferguson said.
The SGP is aimed to assist refugees, family sponsored migrants and
the dependants of those on skilled migration visas with poor levels of
English, and will fund services such as assistance with finding rental
housing, youth services, family services, community health services,
and many more.
"The organisations funded through the SGP are to be commended for
their contribution to the positive and successful settlement of
migrants and refugees in Australia" said Mr Ferguson.
