I know that seems like a lot but given carers payment at full rate is $700ish p/fn that is only roughly 6 weeks (3 fortnights)... Which seems like a lifetime during the processing, but it is better than 6 months! Hang in there in the mean time and I'll cross my fingers for you! It frustrates me that people that need it have to wait forever and fight, but those that just waste away their money appear to have such easy access to it! Hopefully you don't have to wait much longer, don't be afraid to call once a week to see how it's going, it can help sometimes :-)