Migrant and asylum seeker support

Organisation Service Contact details              Areas serviced
Red Cross - Extreme Hardship Support Program

 

Support options for people who are not eligible for Commonwealth Government income support. For eligible people on temporary and provisional visas, international students and undocumented migrants. Assists people with no or limited savings, income or community support to pay for food, medicine and bills during the COVID19 pandemic.

The Red Cross website has information in simplified Chinese, Farsi, Malay, Nepalese, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese

For more information, read the DHHS FAQs and Community Sector fact sheet

1800 855 240

Apply for assistance 

Interpreters are available to assist in any language 

Victoria

Migrant Information Centre

Supports culturally and linguistically diverse people and their families in the Eastern Region of Melbourne
Services include support and emergency relief for migrant families and individuals suffering financial crisis

Box Hill office 03 9285 4888
Ringwood office 03 9870 1351
|https://miceastmelb.com.au/

 

Eastern Melbourne