Centrelink: One in 10 on welfare is overpaid creating a 'bonanza' for debt collectors

By Heath Aston
Updated April 26 2015 - 1:13pm, first published April 25 2015 - 8:00pm
The biggest class of over-payment was family tax benefit, followed by Newstart and the single parent payment. Photo: Jim RIce
The biggest class of over-payment was family tax benefit, followed by Newstart and the single parent payment. Photo: Jim RIce

Nearly 750,000 welfare recipients were overpaid by Centrelink in the second half of last year, creating what welfare advocates say is a "bonanza" for debt collectors.