Infosys inks pact with Services Australia to digitise welfare entitlements

IT services major Infosys on Friday said it has inked an agreement with Australian federal government’s Services Australia to transform the entitlement calculation engine for the nation’s welfare system.

The project will enable Services Australia to quickly implement policy changes for the benefit of Australians without disrupting services and deliver operational cost savings, a statement said.

The Welfare Payment Infrastructure Transformation (WPIT) programme will replace a significant portion of Centrelink’s 30-year-old platform, modernising the way Services Australia calculates entitlements for Australians needing government support, it added.