“…Asylum seekers often arrive in a new country without families and support networks, and under the current regime in Australia, many are denied the right to family reunification (AHRC, ). Unsurprisingly, then, asylum seekers have described feeling socially isolated from the broader Australian community (Fleay & Hartley, ). Given that households with greater social support have been identified as less likely to experience food insecurity (Locher, Ritchie, et al, ; Martin, Rogers, Cook, & Joseph, ), the social role of the FJT can be considered a secondary but important function of the programme.…”