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Overpayment

Debt amount: 
$1800
Date debt issued: 
Friday, 18 May 2018
Period debt occurred: 
December 2014
Has your case been referred to a collection agency?: 
No
Payment Type: 
Youth 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: 

Fuck these pricks... They are doing the wrong thing here.

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

Poorly. I have been going around in a constant circle between centrelink and the AAT. As if centrelink doesn't conduct an internal review the AAT cant start an appeal from their end. This went on for about 7 months before radio silence from centrelink. I have just found out now that they have just decided to start charging me interest on the debt with no correspondence on either the end result of any of the number of reviews I requested... OR more importantly that they are now charging me interest on a perceived 'debt'. That I was told multiple times was being frozen during the review process.

They can't use any excuse here as they have all my relevant up to date information. As they have called me, sent me letters and emails to my 'my.gov' account. They know exactly where I am but have just decided to not do their job.