Centrelink’s debt recovery program is set to resume on Monday after it was put on hold for seven months due to the coronavirus.
Services Australia will begin contacting welfare recipients from next week if they think they have been overpaid on their welfare benefits.
Victoria will be excluded from the resumption of the scheme, as will other areas if they are in a state of disaster.
Repaying the money will be voluntary for all Australians until February 2021, Services Australia said in a statement.
Government Services Minister Stuart Robert said the delay would help people plan for the future.
“This could include adjusting the information they are reporting to Serv…
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