Debt amount:
$2160
Date debt issued:
Friday, 16 December 2016
Period debt occurred:
July 2014
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
No
Payment Type:
Newstart 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:
I had already been to a Psychiatrist over financial stress not long before I received my false debt letter. It has given me a great deal of stress as well as depression. I have nettled making plans to eradicate all other debt that I have, which was already a struggle, and this had made it significantly worse.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
Disgusting. It is a blatant theft from the most vulnerable. It is near impossible to rectify the debt using the severely deficient Centrelink system.