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by Anthony Keane
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Australians who owe billions of dollars to Centrelink are being asked to restart their debt repayments.
Centrelink's COVID-related national debt pause is now over, and Services Australia says from today it is contacting people who have been overpaid, after freezing 1.3 million debts totalling $4.5 billion last year.
Services Australia general manager Hank Jongen said people could expect to receive a letter in the mail or via myGov.
"From the start of February we'll begin contacting people who owe money to let them know why they have been overpaid, the amount of the overpayment and their due date for repayments to commence," he said.