An independent MP is trying to stop the federal government from recovering debts from people whose cases are being reviewed by Centrelink.
Andrew Wilkie on Monday introduced a private members' bill to legislate against a commitment made by the human services minister following months of controversy around his department's automatic debt recovery system.
Mr Wilkie labelled it a "fiasco" and warned it was going to get worse this year, with the program to be extended to include people who receive the age pension and disability support pensions.
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