Second energy firm wrongly received money from welfare payments under Centrepay scheme

Services Australia says it is working with energy retailer Ergon to return overpayments made via the government-run Centrepay debit system Composite: Guardian Design

A second Australian energy company wrongly received money from the welfare payments of former customers, prompting fears that the issue identified at AGL could be widespread.

Guardian Australia revealed last week that $700,000 had been diverted via the government-run Centrepay debit system from the pockets of more than 500 welfare recipients to the energy giant AGL.