Owing money for a Centrelink debt
If we pay you too much money you may get a Centrelink debt and have to pay it back.
Read about Centrelink debts and overpayments to find out:
- how to avoid an overpayment
- what happens when you’re overpaid by Centrelink
- how to repay money you owe to Centrelink.
You can also read how we use data matching for Centrelink debt activities.
Page last updated: 23 November 2020
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