View Robodebt Refund Interest Background. Or, since you've got the funds right now, take advantage of the low or 0% interest rates on a balance transfer credit. The current advice is to sit tight and wait.
The head of the department of social services strenuously rejects claims that the failed robodebt scheme led to suicides, while giving evidence in a senate committee. The federal government plans to refund more than $720 million raised through the now defunct welfare scheme. Journalist royce kurmelovs has a great new book out on debt in austr.alia that covers robodebt really well.
Or, since you've got the funds right now, take advantage of the low or 0% interest rates on a balance transfer credit.
The debts were raised under a program to identify and recoup excess welfare payments. The federal government will refund $721 million worth of debt raised by the controversial robodebt scheme. The government spent almost $50 million on the robodebt clean up operation in just five months this year, as costs related to the bungled program are set to add up to billions of dollars. The refunds will roll out from july and continue through the next financial year.