Debt amount:
$5327
Date debt issued:
Friday, 2 December 2016
Period debt occurred:
July 2013 to June 2014
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:
Very stressful to be told you suddenly owe a few thousand dollars when you did the right thing reporting income in the first place. Definitely can't afford to pay it all at once as I have a disability and can only work 3 days per week.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
Extremely poorly! We have already reported employment income to Centrelink at the relevant time, should not have to do it again years later, in order to avoid debt collectors