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Centrelink disability interview.
Centrelink appointment for my disability claim and job
assessment. Only four months of waiting since my application went in. We met
with a psychologist (I think that’s what she said she was) called L...
Sign up for Newstart and get your GP to write a medical certificate saying you are not well enough to work. You will get the payment, a lordly 500 and something bucks a fortnight, but won't have to do the job search. You will be 'reviewed' every couple of months.
This is how they are dealing with people in our situation. The payment is less than the pension and it looks like they are cutting back on the perceived pension 'rort'. They have no fucking idea, and don't care, how hard all this is on us both physically and emotionally.
Keep going, don't give up. Get a different shrink, play the game and don't give up. It's like cancer, you don't want to be there but it gets less confusing as you learn the language and rules. It all sucks but don't get fobbed off. Marg xxx
This is how they are dealing with people in our situation. The payment is less than the pension and it looks like they are cutting back on the perceived pension 'rort'. They have no fucking idea, and don't care, how hard all this is on us both physically and emotionally.
Keep going, don't give up. Get a different shrink, play the game and don't give up. It's like cancer, you don't want to be there but it gets less confusing as you learn the language and rules. It all sucks but don't get fobbed off. Marg xxx