The pause on debt in response to COVID-19 is ending. But if you owe money, you won’t need to repay it until next year.
Centrelink debt pause to end, repayments won’t restart until 2021
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Rights for people with disabilities – a history
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Shining a light on Social Transformation
Economic justice is a fundamental human right
“You have to do this work to really understand how important it is”
Cashless Debit Card
Like many other community legal centres, we have opposed the CDC since its inception
Budget 2020 Social Security Measures
A summary of the social security measures announced in the Federal budget last week
Federal Budget 2020
The Federal Budget contains little support for those most vulnerable and will leave too many behind
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This year Anti-Poverty Week is partnering with the Everybody’s Home campaign to ensure secure and affordable homes for all
Raise the Rate!
New survey on how the Coronavirus Supplement has helped over these past months. Returning income support to its old rate of $40 a day would have a devastating effect for many people.
Government to pay back $721m as it scraps Robodebt for Centrelink welfare recipients
Services Australia said in a statement that 470,000 debts would be waived, with refunds to be rolled out from July.
Economic Justice Australia: new COVID information available now
Economic Justice Australia have published new Covid advice and also updated the Centrelink factsheet regarding your rights during the pandemic