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NZ: Asylum seekers live on $40/week, sleep at bus stops in long wait for refugee status
https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/immigration/132241810/asylum-seekers-live-on-40week-sleep-at-bus-stops-in-long-wait-for-refugee-status?cx_testId=3&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0The treatment of asylum seekers has worsened under the Labour Government, and pleas for change are falling on deaf ears.
Many asylum seekers are living on $40 a week from a charity, with some sleeping in bus stops as they wait for a decision about their immigration status.
People claiming asylum in Aotearoa can expect a 500-day wait to become refugees, with some people having to wait up to six years.
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