"In 2021–22 the agency completed a total of 18,901 RSS reviews covering the
following 13 social welfare payments, representing 97% of social welfare outlays:"
...
"Our prevention, detection and disruption activities include:
• staff fraud and corruption awareness raising to ensure staff understand their
responsibilities to prevent fraud and corruption and report suspicious behaviour
• collaboration across government to achieve whole-of-government fraud and
corruption control outcomes"
...
"In 2021–22, our effort to combat fraud and corruption led to:
• 709 criminal investigations
• 988 administrative investigations
• 203 referrals to the CDPP."
...
"Table 34: Social welfare compliance activity
2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Compliance interventions 898,574 194,770 165,948
Reductions in fortnightly payments 71,841 26,834 34,113
Value of fortnightly reductions $25.2 million $15.6 million $20.5 million
Prevented outlays $52.7 million N/A (a) N/A (a)
Debts raised 142,155 31,654 25,682
Total debt value $364.4 million $59.2 million $54.9 million"
...
"Table 35: Debts raised from customers who received social welfare payments
2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Number of debts raised 1,758,484 1,693,911 1,636,710
Amount raised $2.4 billion $2.0 billion $2.1 billion"
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/annual-report-2...Just a few excerpts from the Services Australia Annual Report 2022.
"Liquid assets waiting period"
"It applies if you have funds equal to or more than either:
$5,500 if you’re single with no dependants
$11,000 if have a partner or you’re single with dependants."
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/liquid-assets-waiting-period?context=51411Cash is a liquid asset.