Legality of income apportionment has been under question for years but social services says it is confident system is lawful
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The Department of Social Services will pause work on recovering debts using its income calculation method while it awaits the outcome of an appeal against an administrative appeals tribunal (AAT) decision in the federal court.
The legality of income apportionment – where a recipient’s job income is divided over fortnightly periods in order to calculate support payments – has been under question for years.
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