Debt amount:
$11900
Date debt issued:
Friday, 1 July 2016
Period debt occurred:
August 2016
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
No
Payment Type:
Youth Allowance
Appealing Debt?:
No
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress:
I had to change my living situation from student to job seeker in office.
Told me it would happen automatically and to just start looking for work. 9 months down the track i get a letter telling me there are inconsistencies with my current situation and i panic, thinking maybe i should just pull out of centerlink completely because at the time my situation would have been okay without.
Cue a week later i'm slapped with a debt.
Left me in a state of dread and crushing depression.
Because i made the change in person their were no documents or saved conversation of the encounter proving my innocence and thus appealing was just not an option.
It's been near 2 years. I'm half way there.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
I mean. No comment. It's pretty self explanitory.