I woke up to my phone beeping with a text message saying that I had a letter waiting for me at my.gov.au from Centrelink. Since it had been a long time since I'd received welfare, I logged in immediately only to be told that a decision had been made under social security law that I had not declared income properly and that I had been overpaid and must now pay them the money back.
I had a feeling that they were wrong so I began to dig up old payslips and was determined to prove them wrong. After almost 2 months of wasting hours and hours of my time on the phone withe centrelink and a lot of stress and anxiety, they told me there was no debt. Seriously, centrelink is a disgrace. I've never bludged. I was previously on welfare for a chronic pain disorder that has caused my debilitating pain for over 13 years. I now work full time and support myself despite the pain. I'd rather suffer than accept their money. And do you think they would apologise for all the stress and anxiety they caused me. Not on your life!
Unprofessional, cruel, uncaring government. It is a joke. Going after vulnerable people.