If you think you’re in line for a refund as a result of the failed Robodebt scheme, The Government says you don’t need to do anything right now.
Yesterday, the Government announced it will be giving $721 million back to people who paid Centrelink debts they may never have owed.
About 373,000 people are affected, though it’s not clear how many of those people paid unsound debts and are now owed money by the Government.
Here’s what you need to know.
I paid Centrelink, will it be refunded?
That depends on the type of debt the Government demanded you pay.
Yesterday’s decision relates to income-compliance debts that relied on the process of income averaging between the 2015-16 financial year and November 2019, when the process was halted.
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