i went into centrelink today, to apply for rent assistance/ and declare i was working aswell.
i've been paying rent since DD was born but thought i wasnt eligable as i was living at home and then i found out i was thought it would effect my parents payments so put it off applying(didnt want my parents payments to decrease because of me etc but that wasnt the case so it seems).. i went in thinking i would apply and there wouldn't be such a big fuss etc, but they were like why havent you come in earlier to tell us and how long have i been paying rent (which was $100 a week) and i explained to them that i didnt realise and they said that i am apparently eligible for backpay of rent assistance, i feel really bad as i didnt know.. Thats not what i expected or wanted i just thought i could just start getting it from then on iykwim.

i have to somehow find proof that i have made these payments to my parents from 2009 last year arghhh dont know how i can do that!! i wish i could just say can i just get the payments from now so its not such a big fuss, maby it was just the guy who 'served' me at centrelink that made me feel bad and was pretty rude about it.

sorry more of a vent then anything i always feel really stressed after coming out of centrelink! although i know i dont no where i would be without them i know! i just wish i didnt need them iykwim spent nearly 2 hours in there waiting!