Ministry of Social Development Payment Errors Topped $2.5m, Thousands Affected

Ministry of Social Development payment errors topped $2.5m, thousands affected

* This article has been updated to correct the number of pensioners and veterans whose WEP payments were wrongly suspended.

Ministry apologises after tens of thousands of payments cut in policy error

More than 30,000 social welfare payments totalling over $2 million were wrongly suspended after a law change last year, a just-released Ministry of Social...

MSD apologises after tens of thousands of payments wrongly cut in policy bungle

More than 30,000 social welfare payments totalling more than $2 million were wrongly suspended following a law change last year, a just-released MSD review reveals.

Tens of thousands of people affected by MSD errors, review confirms

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has released its review into two issues that left tens of thousands of pensioners, veterans and beneficiaries underpaid.