There are many student loan debtors who are treated very unjustly by the IRD. Recent examples have included debtors being threatened and harassed by the IRD for tens of thousands of dollars even though they were told years ago that their debt had a zero balance; and debtors being told that the IRD would give them a discount if they paid a lump sum, and then when payment was made the IRD says that they have withdrawn the discount offer.
The situation is so bad that some debtors have told us that they have contemplated suicide so that the student loan debt dies with them. If you feel like this please seek help now. Your family and friends want you alive. Your life is worth more than a debt. There are alternatives.
To the IRD and the government we say that this is a clear message that your student loan debt and collection policies are wrong and that urgent action needs to be taken to avoid blood on your hands.
The situation is so bad that some debtors have told us that they have contemplated suicide so that the student loan debt dies with them. If you feel like this please seek help now. Your family and friends want you alive. Your life is worth more than a debt. There are alternatives.
To the IRD and the government we say that this is a clear message that your student loan debt and collection policies are wrong and that urgent action needs to be taken to avoid blood on your hands.