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Single parent debt from 2013

Debt amount: 
$4500
Date debt issued: 
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Payment Type: 
Family Tax Benefit
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 received a letter of debt on my bday which is for FTB CCB and parenting payment. I reported my income correctly as an estimate as stated and the person I spoke to at the time said I was doing it correctly. Received debt letters on 12/10/16 and then another letter on 13/10/16 saying I don't owe anything. I asked Centrelink about this and they have no record of that letter. Incompetent. I'm appealing. It's too much money to repay when I did nothing wrong to begin with. So angry.

How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?: 

Appalled