Tuesday 31 August 2021

The government's two faces on welfare

 If you apply for unemployment benefits then you have to make an estimate of how much income you will make in that financial year.  If you underestimate your income you will be faced to pay back monies to the government. Robodebt was easily the most incompetent attempt at this.

When Job Keeper was first thought of companies had to make an estimate of their income for the forthcoming financial year. They got the money and there was NO legal obligation if their estimate turned out to be wrong. Yes I agree this legislation was incompetently written and companies who got government money can keep the money although some clearly did not need it.

Thus the government goes after people who owe perhaps a thousand usually a lot less yet does diddly squat about companies which owe them millions.


This is a huge double standard and another reason why the government should go.


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