hearing – Antipoverty Centre

Submission to the Committee inquiry social services amendment “Technical changes No. 2” Bill.

1 October 2025

This is the Antipoverty Centre Submission into the Social Services "Technical Changes No. 2" Bill 2025. The Bill sought to give Services Australia more debt recovery power despite the harm they have already caused welfare recipients over the last 5-10 years due to their debt recovery activities.

Welfare recipients despair over poverty inquiry failure

29 February 2024

Antipoverty Centre

Update

"No one left behind" rings more hollow with each passing day under the Albanese government

a text graphic that reads workforce australia enquiry, about us, not for us, what next for employment services?

Burke must immediately pause Centrelink payment suspensions following Workforce Australia inquiry report

30 November 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Government inquiry admits deeply flawed system – millions of suspension notices were issued in the year of the inquiry

WATCH: Antipoverty Centre appearance at the Housing Australia Future Fund inquiry hearing

16 March 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Video footage of the Antipoverty centre appearance at the Housing Australia Future Fun inquiry hearing at Parliament house.

Welfare recipients to tell senate inquiry Labor’s housing fund will fail

15 March 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Labor is wasting its opportunity for generational housing reform on a policy that will take us backwards and may not deliver any homes at all. It is time for a return to more universal access to public housing.

Unemployed advocates to address first poverty inquiry in 50 years

27 February 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Hearing begins at 10:15am AEDT in Canberra today

DSP inquiry report a “slap in the face” to disabled people says advocate

18 February 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

People with disability are suffering in the welfare system – sweeping change to the Disability Support Pension is undeniably necessary and urgent

“The government should offer us euthanasia”: senate inquiry hears stories of DSP failings

6 September 2021

Antipoverty Centre

Update

The government is forcing disabled people into extreme poverty, harmful employment programs and pervasive unfair practices are leading Centrelink to deny the DSP to those who are entitled to it

Disability advocates to condemn widespread failings of DSP at parliamentary inquiry

5 September 2021

Antipoverty Centre

Update

The DSP is forcing disabled people into extreme poverty, harmful employment programs and pervasive unfair practices are leading Centrelink to deny support those who are entitled to it

Lessons not learned; needs not met

11 June 2021

Antipoverty Centre

Update

The committee will not be surprised to hear that we feel as much disdain for this process and proposal as the government feels for us. Take your responsibilities seriously and work with us to fix this broken system.