um the rules are really specific. @PeppyPatti have to get enough points and enough in the one basket for disability, which also has to be resolved (one way or another) and if your GP hasnt done an application before , your chances are around zero I have a list of conditions which GPs poo poo/ignore , say you cant have pain if some others with similar conditions dont. Got cut off strong painkillers, serious, diagnosed back conditions now called 'back pain' also heart problems, weight problems(prob enough to get pension on weight alone now lol) arthritis in feet , lower back, upper back, gout, tennis elbow, hernia, diverticulitis, torn meniscus both knees, alcoholism, depression, anxiety, thyroid problems, was put on 15hrs /wk work capacity like 6 years ago when heart was better weighed 30% less, knees undiagnosed etc. think there was a pay rise recently for people with under 15 hrs work capacity of like $50/wk wonder if could get an hour taken off ha ha lol am still on $180 per fortnight less than DSP, was way more , but dole has gone up a fair bit over last 2-3 years as opposed to not at all for last 20 years.
there are traps with inheritance supposedly on how you do it, but
- I was still under max asset limit
- I spent most of it not long after getting it
- and its a 'one off lump sum' so I did not lose a cent in dole
they did hassle me about proof of having bought house though. Which I thought was pretty stupid of them as why would I pretend to buy a house, losing nearly $200/fortnight rent relief? The Ways of Cenno.. I also access 3-4 years super every year, but that doesnt seem to bother them. they just keep trying to nail me for having an income stream account , so would be treated as money in bank even though I can only access 10% of it a year. So I keep
- setting up TTR account
- transferring max amt allowed into it, of which am allowed 10% a year.
- so I take that 10% as one off lump sum
- close account
- put it back it super, which they dont want to know about
I probs do it several times a year , even tho only allowed once a year by opening and closing accounts. yes, the system Is that stupid ..
