People caught up in a debt collection system likened to Robodebt are hoping an inquiry into the scheme will hold those responsible to account.

Eighteen months after Canberran Cathy Weeden and her kids purchased a home and left temporary accommodation, she received out-of-the-blue correspondence that she owed $50,000.

Ms Weeden is one of thousands of Canberrans who used the ACT government's stamp duty concession scheme.

The scheme was set up in 2019 to help home buyers break into the market by reducing the tax when buying a property.

Ms Weeden said, after believing she was eligible for the concession, it was a shock to receive a notice otherwise.

"I was incredibly distressed. Huge amount of debt. 21 days to pay. I felt like a criminal,"

the single mother said.

"It was along the lin

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