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In my household 20$ a fortnight is a lot.

Debt amount: 
$5860
Date debt issued: 
Monday, 12 November 2018
Period debt occurred: 
July 2014 to April 2015
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?: 
No
Payment Type: 
Youth Allowance
Appealing Debt?: 
Yes but I lost
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress: 

It’s very hard I don’t make much money as it is after I pay rent, water, power, child care, food, public transport to work,etc.
don’t have heath insurance, death etc can’t afford it .

I rely on my tax return money for my son to get him clothes shoes things for school.

Now this hits you it’s not fair at all.

In my household 20$ a fortnight is a lot.

Financial stress, accommodation stress.

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

Very poorly you get letter saying your $5,600 in debt from 4yrs ago that’s already stressing
you have to get payslips call bosses and business that no longer exist plus more stress .

You can’t see when you got over payed by how much if it was error on your behalf all Centrelink.

I waited months to find that it was as Centrelink says debt reason (incorrect earnings auto(self) so pretty much it’s not robo-debt in the wrong but me.

but 3 yrs ago or 2 yrs ago this money I owe was never there.

It’s very hard to get a straight answer out of Centrelink unreal .
Centrelink put me in debt!!!