Has the government gone soft on welfare cheats?

They’re the welfare cheats who scam the system and use the money of decent, hardworking Australian’s to live-it-up.

Now, Centrelink is set to scale back the amount of private eyes employed to catch the cheats.

The government says it’s going to be relying on online technology such as data-matches to crack down on rorts.

But critics claim, the changes prove the Commonwealth has gone soft on welfare cheats.

Find out how you can dob in a welfare cheat to Centrelink here