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Scared breathless right now

Debt amount: 
$4000
Date debt issued: 
Saturday, 28 January 2017
Period debt occurred: 
January 2017
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?: 
No
Payment Type: 
Newstart Allowance
Appealing Debt?: 
Unknown
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress: 

Back when I was just receiving newstart I would often think I should just kill myself cause I can't afford to live. I hate this feeling however familiar it is. I asked centrelink numerous times to change my reporting day so I could declare off my payslip. One centrelink employee told me not to worry about it & that if I'd misdeclared it'd be taken out of my tax. I've received tax returns the last two years & they spring this on my. I live alone & struggle to make rent every month, even after I sort this error out, & its gotta be an error how can I accept payments in the future?? Im only contracted for 20hours which makes even making rent each month a struggle. This feels so overwhelming & hopeless

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

I feel so helpless & depressed. I feel like apart from end it what can I do? Its the gov, l can't fight them & they just so don't give rats behind