The value of levy refunds confiscated by Centrelink for robodebts and welfare overpayments doubled in 2018 -1 9
Centrelink has dramatically ramped up its seizure of taxation refunds to target past welfare recipients over robodebts and other welfare overpayments, brand-new figures reveal.
In a response to a Senate question on notice, the Department of Human Service demonstrated it recovered $63.4 m in 2018 -1 9 by asking the Australian Tax Office to reclaim a person’s tax refund to pay an outstanding obligation.
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