Debt amount:
$10000
Date debt issued:
Monday, 2 March 2015
Period debt occurred:
January 2011 to July 2013
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
Yes
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:
I have to repay part of my payment to Centrelink every fortnight because they won’t let me appeal it further.
I also now live alone so the financial stress is greater.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
I don’t think it was thorough enough.
I also didn’t keep my payslips from the small business I worked for so I had no proof.