Back in May, the Labor government spruiked some big changes to the way higher education debts were indexed.
It came amid much fanfare about cost-of-living relief from the government ahead of the federal budget.
But despite being announced six months ago, the changes still haven’t been legislated yet.
There’s been no indication it won’t become law and for most people the policy affects, the timing may not seem critical.
But a fraction of those people are owed refunds from the government — and still don’t have that money in their pockets.
What were the changes?
Changes to the way indexation is calculated for Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts.
Under HELP, students can get a government loan to pay their university fees, called…