owe $1500 from a time i earned $0???

Debt amount:

$1578

Date debt issued:

Sunday, 18 December 2016

Period debt occurred:

June 2015 to July 2015

Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:

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:

i got the message saying that i owed $1500 right before christmas (best christmas gift am i right?) and it has been hanging over me making my depression way worse. every time i think about it i get a knot in my stomach, i do not need to be stressing about this right now, i have enough stuff to worry about as it is.

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

angry! it makes me so so mad that they wont even acknowledge that there is a problem. i sent Tudge a message about this and i know many many other people did as well and he says "I'm not aware of individuals who are completely convinced that they don't owe money but have been given a debt notice." bull shit !
also have been told to just pay the money a few times by centrelink staff even thought they can see i dont owe anything!
Im not paying money i dont owe, even if debt collectors come after me i refuse to give in to this BS!!