Go to top of page

Very stressed out

Debt amount: 
$5860
Date debt issued: 
Monday, 12 November 2018
Period debt occurred: 
July 2014 to April 2015
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?: 
No
Payment Type: 
Youth Allowance
Appealing Debt?: 
Yes but I lost
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress: 

It’s very hard I don’t make much money as it is after I pay rent, water, power, child care, food, public transport to work, etc.
don’t have heath insurance, death etc can’t afford it.
I rely on my tax return money for my son to get him clothes shoes things for school.

Now this hits you it’s not fair at all.

In my household 20$ a fortnight is a lot.

Financial stress, accommodation stress

How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?: 

Very poorly you get letter saying your $5,600 in debt from 4yrs ago that’s already stressing you have to get payslips call bosses and business that no longer exist plus more stress.

You can’t see when you got over payed by how much if it was error on your behalf all Centrelink.

I waited months to find that it was as Centrelink says debt reason (incorrect earnings auto(self) so pretty much it’s not robo-debt in the wrong but me. but 3 yrs ago or 2 yrs ago this money I owe was never there.

It’s very hard to get a straight answer out of Centrelink unreal.

Centrelink put me in debt!!!