Centrelink debts have been collected based on income-averaging for 20 to 30 years – The Guardian

Perhaps we should get a high school kids knock something up over a weekend if its too hard for Services Australia 😉 What makes it so hard?

“Robert defended Services Australia for its plan to refund a portion of the 470,000 illegal robodebts in instalments, explaining that 7,000 will be repaid in instalments “because there is a check in the system” that prevents repayments of more than $6,999.”

#robotdebt #poverty

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/07/centrelink-debts-have-been-collected-based-on-income-averaging-for-20-to-30-years-minister-reveals