Debt amount:
$7400
Date debt issued:
Monday, 4 April 2016
Period debt occurred:
June 2011 to June 2012
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:
They claimed I had entered incorrect fortnightly income across the entire year. I had not. I have the payslips to prove it. The confusion is that my payslips were issued on Mondays, and I reported on Thursdays. I wanted to appeal but they convinced me it could be an even bigger debt.
How do you feel about the way the Government has handled this process?:
I am angry that it was so long ago, 6 years ago!! Yet I have just been pulled up about it now, and I am very confused over whether I am actually in the wrong. My payslips and report days were different so I have to predict a lot of shifts etc