Debt amount:
$16000
Date debt issued:
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Period debt occurred:
July 2014 to June 2015
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
No
Payment Type:
Family Tax Benefit
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress:
Centrelink made an error, they actually owe me $3,600 which I am in the process of trying to recoup.
The debt letters were a shock, very depressing, especially before Christmas. My debt is resolved now but I live in fear that the system will fail again, I was fortunate this time. Maybe not next time.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
The response has been very poor, no empathy for others. They should claw back funds from their own overblown spending of taxpayer dollars.