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“My daughter told me, ‘Mama, if I stay here I will die’. I’m scared.” The family s decision has sparked calls for the Government to reconsider legislation that stops financial support to those who leave the country. There are limited exceptions to the rule. Raf Manji, who has spent nearly two years working with the affected community, says exceptions should be made for victims because “it’s the impact of the event making them leave” the country. Ministry of Social Development Canterbury regional commissioner Diane McDermott said while it sympathised, it was “bound by the law” around payments. El Wakil’s circumstances did not meet criteria for support to continue from abroad.