Was given the debt, couldn't pay our rent anymore. Had to move my family around for six months until we found a house we could afford. I reported all my income I made from 3 casual jobs, even when I wasn't actually given the money by some slack bosses, I still reported and lost out twice. I tried fighting the debt for 3 months, Centrelink told me to talk to the taxation office and ATO told me to talk to Centrelink and round and round I went, meanwhile my partner got sicker and my son struggled to cope with constant moving and a school where they didn't know how to understand. I almost gave up big time, but my family is amazing and I'm just trying to look after them. Maybe another appeal to a understaffed clogged up system might help....not. I've tried everything, it's not my debt!!!!!!
The staff at my local Centrelink are great, but the government has failed me. I've paid tax for over 25 years and now I need thier help. But their too busy trying to save a dollar at the expense of people like me and my family.