Welfare crackdown ahead of plans

Budget plans to claw back welfare payments are reaping millions of dollars.

Centrelink. — The Turnbull government's welfare fraud crackdown is ahead of schedule. (AAP) Source: AAP

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Published 11 March 2016 2:37pm

Updated 11 March 2016 5:00pm

Source: AAP

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The Turnbull government's welfare fraud crackdown is ahead of schedule.

New measures announced in last year's budget, including better cross-checking of tax office and Centrelink data, were expected to reap $329 million in the first financial year.

But Human Services Minister Alan Tudge said that figure had been achieved this week, with a third of the financial year still to go.

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