Download Robodebt Australia 2020 Background. The class action, launched on behalf of people who received notices through the automated debt recovery process, was launched last year. Hundreds of thousands of australians issued with robodebt notices will soon be contacted and repaid by the government after it conceded the scheme was unlawful.
The class action, launched on behalf of people who received notices through the automated debt recovery process, was launched last year. Federal government agrees to pay $1.2billion to 400,000 victims of the robodebt recovery scandal 'robodebt' scheme used algorithms to get money back from welfare recipients the scheme was ruled unlawful by federal court and money is being repaid Services australia declined to answer how many debts had been issued using the unlawful income averaging method or whether it services australia will abide by any decision of the court. but a ministerial submission to cabinet, leaked to the guardian.
Under the agreement, about 400,000 robodebt recipients will receive $112 million in compensation, which will include legal costs, in addition to the $720 million in payments the government agreed to.
We want to hear what the experience was like for you. Services australia declined to answer how many debts had been issued using the unlawful income averaging method or whether it services australia will abide by any decision of the court. but a ministerial submission to cabinet, leaked to the guardian. Under the agreement, about 400,000 robodebt recipients will receive $112 million in compensation, which will include legal costs, in addition to the $720 million in payments the government agreed to. 19 sep 2020 03:17:15 utc.