There should be access through Centrelink like a family tax payment and ceases at the 2yrs same as income protection for Breast Cancer Patients being different to sickness allowance and not a loan type arrangement to pay back. Some great points but I actually think it should be more an interim of up to 2yrs % of your full time salary exactly as income protection pays. Majority of women unfortunately depending on their diagnosis and treatment are unable to go back in full capacity...I for one after 2yrs have to look at changing jobs due to the high physical/mental demand of my job. I've worked hard for 30yrs I've paid my taxes but there is zero assistance available when something like this happens.
Had I still been married, this entire thing would have been so much easier on so many levels, financially, physically and mentally/emotionally. It's amazing what you do when you have to...I'm just grateful to be finally through my surgeries this year for prevention and moving on big time after 2 diagnosis and 6yrs on this path.
Great to know, if I ever needed it for any medical reason, I have that inbuilt component in my Super, so I can claim again, no problems. They were amazing, they organized an Exercise Physiologist who I still see, an OT who has worked with me in terms of managing my job and rehabilitating. They even checked over my CV for applying in other areas. The support Ive received has been incredible, even when I needed more surgeries they wanted to organise a cleaner to come. They had so many ways in which they could help, this was through AMP. Cannot speak highly enough of them.
xx M