Debt amount:
$5663
Date debt issued:
Friday, 14 October 2016
Period debt occurred:
July 2014 to June 2015
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
No
Payment Type:
Aged Pension
Appealing Debt?:
Yes in process
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress:
This "debt" was incurred whilst I was a 78 year old worker. I reported all my earned wages to Centrelink by phone as required. I received a letter in October 2016 asking me to confirm income information online (I have never had a computer and never used one). I am forced to repay $136.80 per fortnight out of my Age pension. There was no negotiation about this amount and now I now have to watch what I spend. I was forced to retire for health reasons. I am extremely uncomfortable about this "debt" because I have always complied with the rules and because it feels as though my honesty and integrity is being besmirched.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
It stinks. Don't they worry about the people who have worked for so long and who have fought for this country?