Inquiry calls for Centrelink ‘robo-debt’ system to be put on hold
The report of a Senate inquiry has recommended that Centrelink pause its automated data-matching program designed to claw back welfare overpayments.
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Ombudsman: Centrelink OCI lacking usability and transparency
The Department of Human Services’ controversial ‘robo-debt’ system lacks usability and transparency, according to a Commonwealth ombudsman’s report released today.
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Centrelink payments overhaul boosts Austudy, Youth Allowance processing: Tudge
Although it is still early days for the government’s massive overhaul of Centrelink’s welfare payment systems, the project is already delivering dividends, according to human services minister Alan Tudge.
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Senate backs scrutiny of Centrelink data-matching program
The Senate has backed an inquiry into Centrelink’s widely criticised data-matching program, which is intended to claw back welfare overpayments but whose accuracy and impact on welfare recipients has been condemned.
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Government taps SAP for welfare payment system overhaul
The federal government has identified SAP as the preferred core software vendor for its mammoth Welfare Payment Infrastructure Transformation (WPIT) program.
