Costs of detention and bridging visas compared

Grouped bar chart showing comparative costs of detention and visas
There is a discrepancy between SRSS costs given for hotel and bridging visa costs in the two sources for 2019-20, which may relate to the way these figures were calculated. Both are given for completeness.
Chart: Refugee Council of AustraliaSource: 2024-25 figure (as at 30 September 2024): Answer to Question on Notice SE24-632; 2022-23 figures: Answer to Question on Notice BE24-0667; 2020-21 figures: Answer to Question on Notice BE22-084, 2019-20 figures: Answer to question on notice AE21-358 and BE21-445; 2017-18: Senate Estimates transcript, 21 May 2018, p. 100Get the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper