WPIT overhaul ends after 7 years, but critical Centrelink system delayed
Calculation engine not yet delivered.
Stay updated with breaking news from Payment Utility. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Calculation engine not yet delivered.
Services Australia to use it for half of all payments by mid-2022.
By Justin Hendry on Jan 12, 2021 6:58AM Seven-year project has saved $278 million so far. Services Australia has now spent more than $1 billion redeveloping the Centrelink IT system under its massive, seven-year welfare payment infrastructure transformation (WPIT) program. The dollar-figure – which covers the first five years of the overhaul (2015-16 to 2019-20) – was revealed in answers to question on notice from recent budget estimates published late last year. A spokesperson would not say how much more had been spent on the project to replace t...