Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has called for an overhaul of Centrelink’s new automated data recovery system.
Catherine Hehir was wrongly told she owed more than $4000, and should start paying it back to avoid debt collectors. Picture: Supplied
DEMANDS for Centrelink payments are putting Aussies under intense pressure, with the Government agency even tweeting the Lifeline suicide helpline number.
Like many Australians, Catherine Hehir, from Brisbane, was sent a letter just last month telling her she owed thousands in overpaid unemployment benefits.
In FY2011 to 12, she claimed benefits after leaving her admin job for full-time study, but Centrelinks new automated system introduced in October to claw back money from claimants had spread h…
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