Debt amount:
$1800
Period debt occurred:
July 2011
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?:
Yes
Payment Type:
Youth Allowance
Appealing Debt?:
I don't know how to
Tell us about your debt and how has this affected you? e.g. anxiety levels, financial and accommodation stress:
I thought it was a scam; i had completely phoned it in and payed half while i was trying to organise the information but in the end they just changed my tax return to the exact amount owed. trying to fight it now but what the government did is sickening.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
Disgusted. the government went after the most vulnerable while putting an extremely difficult burden of proof on the victims they were extorting.