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Prime Minister Scott Morrison – who was social services minister when the robo-debt scheme was conceived and as treasurer touted the billions of dollars it was supposed to rake in – has denied responsibility for the welfare debacle which has resulted in a $1.2 billion class action settlement.
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Government Services Minister Stuart Robert has claimed credit for ending the catastrophic robodebt scheme, after the government agreed to settle a $1.2 billion class action and compensate 400,000 Australians over the unlawful welfare debt recovery program.
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The federal government’s illegal welfare debt recovery program was a policy fiasco that has cost taxpayers $1.2 billion and caused immeasurable stress and damage to hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients, argues Peter Whiteford.
Australians who had money taken from them unlawfully in the Federal Government’s robodebt saga will receive more than $1.2 billion in compensation.
For months, InDaily has been contacted by people across the country, sharing their stories of trying to navigate and live within the welfare system.
A Senate committee inquiry into the Federal Government’s discredited automatic Centrelink debt system – or robo-debt – has recommended that the income compliance program be terminated and an independent review into the program be established.
Australians who paid the government money through the controversial robodebt scheme have been reimbursed $545 million.
