New South Wales community legal services are banding together to cope with the sheer number of Centrelink debt cases, as the states welfare rights body adds its voice to calls for the robo debt system to be scrapped.
Vulnerable people who believe they have been wrongly targeted by the federal governments campaign to claw back millions in alleged welfare debts are turning for help to state legal aid services and community legal centres, which are already struggling to deal with federal funding cuts.
In an effort to cope with the weight of Centrelink debt cases, Legal Aid NSW, LawAccess NSW, the Welfare Rights Centre and the Illawarra Legal Centre are creating a streamlined service for those wanting advice.
The new service will fast-…
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