"Some of Australiaβs most severe automated welfare compliance penalties will resume next week, more than two years after they began being suspended because of an error riddled IT system and failures to align with social security policy." Paywalled but FYI www.innovationaus.com/flawed-and-d...
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innovationaus.comβFlawed and dangerousβ welfare compliance rebootSome of Australiaβs most severe automated welfare compliance penalties will resume next week, more than two years after they began beingΒ suspended because of an error riddled IT system and failures t...
More info via @antipovertycentre.org "Our concerns remain largely unanswered and we are yet to receive a satisfactory response to issues raised by members of the reference group about the lawfulness of the TCF, including the use of payment suspension penalties."
apcentre.substack.comAdvocacy organisations alarmed by return of Centrelink payment cancellations that were unlawfully operatedDEWR has not adequately demonstrated how its processes address unfair and unlawful decision-making. Our concerns remain largely unanswered and we are yet to receive a satisfactory response to issues w...
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π¨ For people in the mutual obligations system If your payment was incorrectly cancelled from 2020, you may be eligible for compensation You don't have to wait for the Department to contact you. Check your eligibility and make a claim here: www.dewr.gov.au/assuring-int...
"Decision to resume paused elements of the Targeted Compliance Framework on 26 October 2026"
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