Debt amount:
$14000
Date debt issued:
Saturday, 1 July 2017
Period debt occurred:
June 2013
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
Yes
Payment Type:
Youth Allowance
Appealing Debt?:
Yes in process
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress:
Earlier this year i received a call from Centrelink along with letters claiming that i owe them $14,000.00 approximately due to "overpayments"
They demanded immediate payment without any kind of explanation nor provided any kind of break down of how he debit occurred.
This happened 4 months after i was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy and preparing for a major surgery.
When i called centrelink to ask for an explanation, i was mistreated by the operator (for which i filed a formal complaint) and was never sent or given any proper explanation.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
I feel that not enough is being done to provide explanation.
There is a lack of communication.