20/6/08
The Federal Government will give $3.4million in grants for special assistance to refugees and others who need it to prepare for the controversial citizenship test. The Citizenship Support Grants program will provide funding for 33 community organisations nationally, including migrant resource centres and English language service providers. The Minister for Immigration, Chris Evans, said: “These organisations will offer a range of services to support up to 35,000 people who may have difficulty in undertaking the computer-based citizenship test”, such as low English proficiency, a lack of formal education, difficulty performing in formal testing, or little or no experience with computers.
Tags: Australia, Refugees & Migrants