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HIT
8 years agoMember
I've been dealing with Centrelink for years re disabled daughter. And oh my god, if anything they are getting worse. Wendy 55 may be able to help. You have to know the system to get anywhere. My daughter was registered with disability services since before school started, but I didn't apply for Centrelink payments till mid primary school..... and fought with them at every review ... After one knockback - because her disability is not permanent (she is mentally retarded from birth) I rang some poor woman and thanked her profusely for curing my daughter - I mentioned media and she hung up!!! No sense of humour. Then at 16yrs I got someone who knew what she was doing, and happened to have her most recent IQ test and bang she got the pension, no more review / questions / forms / crap needed. That was all I needed??? Why did not someone tell me??? So yes get comfy in there, relax, keep trying, and put in for everything ... you deserve it.