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Politics
Kat Wong

Calls for overhaul as welfare payments incorrectly axed

The government may have cancelled welfare payments illegally, a review has found. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has been urged to better protect the rights of welfare recipients after many may have had their income support payments illegally cancelled.

In late November, data from a federal government department reviewed the Targeted Compliance Framework and found it it may have incorrectly cancelled welfare payment, potentially affecting at least 1000 people between April 2022 and July 2024.

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