briggsy girl :squeaky wheel factor wont help (trust me!! all you'll do is annoy waste time on the phone and annoy staff who will tell you the same you've already been told and document that you've been told again!)

oh bummer

it's currently taking minimum 5 weeks from the date the forms are lodged with centrelink (which can be up to two weeks after you lodged if you put them in at medicare)

i lodged all the forms to centrelink office almost 8 weeks ago

i called yesterday and the lady on the phone told me they are understaffed !! she said they had tens of thousands of un processed applications ??.. i told her i realise they are under staffed and was nice to her on the phone.

she double checked my application and said it's all done correctly.
anyway she said she would mark it urgent.

i would normally not ring back but i am getting NO income at all and my DH lost his job just after we moved to QLD,, they emailed him to let him know before he even started ?? !!

so we went christmas with NO money at all and although he picked up some casual work we still have rent and food and fuel ... etc etc etc.

i cant go back to work now as i am fully breast feeding so i have NO choice but to be a stay at home mum ...

it's just annoying when i qualify for the payment and i'm not getting anything and my baby is now 9 weeks old

thanks for your input