Pua unemployment overpayment state demand

Good afternoon PUA unemployment is stating I owe them 12,000$, for overpayments,I can’t afford to pay this back during my hardship, I’m facing eviction as now in my home I’m single and still unemployed, I been looking for a job since last year “2020”, I spoken with a customer service representative from ADOL on January 14,2021 they received my documents for my self employed also told me to continue to file my weekly claim and she didn’t mention to me about no overpayments, For my understanding, I was eligible for these payments under PUA when my job denied my regular unemployment, My PUA was eligible for self employment due to my child care job, which I provided my W2’s,
In some cases, if a state mistakenly overpays an unemployment recipient, they can waive the requirement that excess funds be returned. PUA wasn’t set up in this way, but the latest language in the stimulus bill grants states the authority to say claimants don’t have to return overpayments made in error, and as state unemployment agencies rushed to get benefits out the door, they may have released funds incorrectly. At the same time, there were many people applying for unemployment for the first time who may have made errors throughout the filing process. What can I do? I can’t afford to pay this back, unemployment steadily having me to file my weekly claim , I’m helpless