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Rudi Maxwell

Dodgy funeral company banked on Centrepay for payments

Lynda Edwards is urging the govt to offer a suitable long-term option for those affected by Youpla. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A company that sold junk funeral policies to Indigenous people massively increased its profits by relying on Centrelink's billing system, Centrepay.

Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund, also known as Youpla, sold dodgy funeral insurance plans to Indigenous people for more than three decades despite concerns being raised by First Nations, financial, legal and consumer organisations.

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