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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality editor

‘A bit of a joke’: single mother of four scarred by robodebt scandal ends up with 96 cents compensation

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Members of the robodebt class action are now entitled to compensation, but under the settlement the payments reflect interest not damages. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The single mother-of-four Sandy Smith is still in the dark about how her robodebt came to be. But she believes it was part of two Centrelink debts she accrued while mourning the death of her husband in 2017.

The first of the debts was legally calculated and Smith paid it back during the toughest of times.

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