Debt amount:
$8000
Date debt issued:
Thursday, 16 August 2018
Period debt occurred:
August 2018
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
No
Payment Type:
Carer Payment
Appealing Debt?:
Yes in process
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress:
I am a young carer under 25 for my mother who is schizophrenic. I work casually in retail.
My income for 15-16 is 12k
My income for 16-17 is 11k
ATO contacted me and asked me to confirm my income and I submitted all my payslips to confirm my annual income stated above.
Apparently, I earn too much money and Centrelink has overpaid me. I now have to repay the money I owe.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
Absolutely disgusting how this even occurred. If they have made a mistake and I have been overpaid, fair enough, but this should not have happened in the first place. And getting chased years later.