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So far in today's Centrelink senate inquiry hearing: - Services Australia can't say how many people were issued bad #robodebt notices - 750 staff have been pulled aside to go through robodebt notices one by one #auspol

- ATO has collected more than $200m from tax refunds for Centrelink debts in last three years - It has collected nearly half-a-billion from tax refunds for child care debts

- Services Australia says debt recovery from #robodebt has been frozen, but... - ATO will continue to collect welfare debts from tax refunds

ATO has collected over $200m from tax refunds for Centrelink overpayments since 2016-17 16-17 $38 million from 45,000 tax refunds, 17-18 $32 million from 40,000 18-19 $63millionfrom 74,000 19-20 (until Oct 31) $72 million from 66,000

ATO has collected over $400m from tax refunds for child care subsidy overpayments since 2016-17 16-17 $116 million from 90,000 tax refunds 17-18 $129 million from 109,000 18-19 $124 million from 107,000 19-20 (until Oct 31) $104 million from 85,000

I was on a huge delay and the hearings have since wrapped but some more random tidbits from today: - Now-Services Australia has stopped 114 welfare recipients leaving Australia from 2017 to 30 Sept 2019 due to unpaid debts, equalling $3.2 million in debt