Centrelink for the uninitiated!
Well, that was fun, 45 minutes waiting on hold on the phone to speak to someone about our 2 week old claim for my sickness benefits. Never claimed with centrelink before so it's all been rather daunt...
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Donna, it probably doesn't get any easier...you just have lower expectations as time goes on in dealing with government offices. Don't be afraid to use all the resources,excuses you can summon up. Life with a cancer diagnosis is tough without having the worry of where the money is coming from. I did have long conversations with Medicare trying to work out what they were paying and after 50 minutes I finally said,tongue in cheek, add the first 3 numbers and take away the number you first thought of and call the answer oranges. The Medicare operator who was trying to explain the intracate system said..yes,but only if you are holding out your tongue in the right position! Glad to have a laugh over what for most of us is not a laughing matter.
Good luck with the system and your treatment. Keep ranting....it often helps. Especially when people who understand are listening.
XX Jenny