Absolutely I hear you @"Annie C" re the carers ...... hubby couldn't drive or look after himself at all in the last 4-5 years .... and I would be the driver, organiser, chief bottle washer with EVERYTHING to do with his treatment .......
And even tho I was his official carer ... IPTAAS would still miss the 'carer payment' for accomodation and travel .... even tho it was right there on the 'travel diary' and signed off by the Specialist .... I had to check EVERY payment & try & work out what the hell they'd paid (as they lump it into one payment & don't break it down to the dates of travel - just to make it REALLY difficult!) :( Good to know the payment has increased to something more relevant in WA (as has NSW IPTAAS in the last 2 months - ours was only $40!!)
Good idea, @wendy55 - maybe we should send it to our GPs too .... half of them don't even know the scheme exists! God knows, they don't offer the forms to you or fill them in for you, as they need to do - even tho they know they are referring you away from the area ..... grrrrr
