Debt amount:
$6800
Date debt issued:
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Period debt occurred:
February 2016 to October 2016
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
No
Payment Type:
Youth 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 have been feeling stressed about the debt because I don't know how I can repay it. I submitted an official proof of full-time enrollment to them and they still say that I need to make repayments even if I have launched an appeal against the debt. I don't know where I'm going to get the money. Their system has me doing the right thing so I don't know why I owe them any money.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
I think they have handled this in a preposterous manner and I hope that they reform the Centrelink process. Get more humans to actually work for them instead of relying on machines.