Discretionary Payments Data (act Of Grace And Waiver Of Debt)

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The Department of Finance released discretionary payment data for Act of Grace and Waiver of Debt approvals across Commonwealth entities for 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years. In 2023-24, agencies approved 649 Act of Grace payments (2 partially approved) and 69 debt waivers (3 partially approved), totalling 718 approvals. Services Australia dominated both categories with 637 Act of Grace and 35 waiver approvals. In 2024-25, approvals decreased to 84 Act of Grace (3 partially) and 220 debt waivers (1 partially), totalling 304. Services Australia again led with 82 and 175 approvals respectively. Defence recorded 21 waiver approvals in 2024-25, an increase from 3 the prior year. The data shows high approval rates with minimal partial approvals across both years, indicating discretionary payments were routinely granted with little contestation.