Yes because all people on welfare are bludgers. There are plenty of easier things to do for $250 a week than deal with centre link. Welfare is there for a reason
Sorry, mate, I'm gonna have to pull you up on this one & agree with you at the same time...
I've had harrowing times being on Newstart in the past (due to retrenchment) & they want you to apply for multiple (shitty) jobs per week that simply don't exist. You keep applying & show what you've done, but it never seems good enough for them.
Then when you find a job FOR YOURSELF, they ask "How can we help you further" (like they ACTUALLY helped you find that job FFS??).
I got contacted recently by the ATO - FIVE FUCKING YEARS after I got a job off my own bat, telling me that I'd been over-paid Newstart allowance & had to pay it back. We're talking about $300. Pay-up IMMEDIATELY!
It took them FIVE FUCKING YEARS to discover this debt, so I offerered to pay it back over five years (it's only fair, yeah?), but they insisted on a speedy pay-back & wanted to know everything about my current finances, how much I earn, how much my partner earns etc..etc..... I told them to fuck off. I've agreed to pay-off the debt at $15/week.
On top of that, the TOTAL amount that I got out of Centrelink during that financial year has been added to my taxable income, rather than simply the "over-payment" (which I'm paying-back).
Fuck 'em! They can chase me for it as long as my arse points to the ground.