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direct provision

noun

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see direct, provision.

  2. provision by the state of accommodation and living expenses to registered asylum seekers,…

    provision by the state of accommodation and living expenses to registered asylum seekers, who are not allowed to work for pay

    • Direct Provision is being introduced by the Directorate for Asylum Seeker Services of the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform for all asylum seekers who arrive in the State on or after 10th April 2000.
    • There have been calls for the abolition of the Direct Provision system in which all essentials are provided to asylum seekers but they are given very little money and are not allowed to work.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA