Article 6KR3W Second energy firm wrongly received money from welfare payments under Centrepay scheme

Second energy firm wrongly received money from welfare payments under Centrepay scheme

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Christopher Knaus and Lorena Allam
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A second Australian energy company wrongly received money from the welfare payments of former customers, prompting fears the issue identified at AGL could be widespread.

Guardian Australia revealed last week that $700,000 had been diverted via the government-run Centrepay debit system from the pockets of more than 500 welfare recipients to the energy giant AGL.

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