Claim: The 2018 Australian federal budget, presented by then Treasurer Scott Morrison who later became Prime Minister, allowed for the Social Welfare Debt Recovery scheme to be extended for another three years and has also noted an increase in the Newstart Allowance.
Evidence: The budget was presented to the House of Representatives by Treasurer Scott Morrison on 8 May 2018. The Social Welfare Debt Recovery scheme (dubbed robo-debt by the media) will be extended for another three years, until 2022, and is expected to recover $300 million from current and former Centrelink customers. There is to be no increase in the Newstart Allowance, and the Department of Human Services was targeted with further 1,200 job cuts.