Then one day, quite suddenly actually, after years of desperately trying to hang on and going deeper into debt each and every I made a quarter… fateful decision. It was on Christmas Eve actually. I decided that things could not keep going on like they had been. I I had to sell my home. decided… So I sold it. My logic was, that after 700 job applications and no job in Sydney how could it be worse in the country. That at least in the country, I could; buy a house, be mortgage free and strata fee free. Maybe, just maybe, I could survive on Newstart there. Maybe, I could even find a and get my life job… back. After the sale and the move to regional N.S.W. My first duty, was to inform Centrelink of my relocation. The first thing they wanted to do, was call the money from the sale of my house, income. already paid tax on it when I I’d was working, and it was needed to buy land and to build a new house in which I could live. It was needed for my new in the country. start… It seems that not all Centrelink staff are up to speed. You blame them can’t really, the system is very complicated and the policies do keep changing. (One day perhaps Governments will manage to get it right.) Anyway, after many weeks of virtually in Centrelink, I think I have just about got all “living” the kinks out, and we are both on the same page. However, I will not be holding my because you never know just what other issues may pop breath… up in the immediate future. Oh and before you get the wrong idea, from what been saying about I’ve Centrelink and staff. like to thank all those really good people dealt it’s I’d I’ve with in Centrelink, who have helped me sort out the problems had with the I’ve system. Thank you [names of five individuals redacted]. Your blood is worth bottling. Thanks, RTA/RMS…
Then one day, quite suddenly actually, after years of desperately trying to hang on and going deeper into debt each and every quarter… I made a fateful decision. It was on Christmas Eve actually. I decided that things could not keep going on like they had been. I decided… I had to sell my home. So I sold it. My logic was, that after 700 job applications and no job in Sydney how could it be worse in the country. That at least in the country, I could; buy a house, be mortgage free and strata fee free. Maybe, just maybe, I could survive on Newstart there. Maybe, I could even find a job… and get my life back. After the sale and the move to regional N.S.W. My first duty, was to inform Centrelink of my relocation. The first thing they wanted to do, was call the money from the sale of my house, income. I’d already paid tax on it when I was working, and it was needed to buy land and to build a new house in which I could live. It was needed for my new start… in the country. It seems that not all Centrelink staff are up to speed. You can’t blame them really, the system is very complicated and the policies do keep changing. (One day perhaps Governments will manage to get it right.) Anyway, after many weeks of virtually “living” in Centrelink, I think I have just about got all the kinks out, and we are both on the same page. However, I will not be holding my breath… because you never know just what other issues may pop up in the immediate future. Oh and before you get the wrong idea, from what I’ve been saying about Centrelink and it’s staff. I’d like to thank all those really good people I’ve dealt with in Centrelink, who have helped me sort out the problems I’ve had with the system. Thank you [names of five individuals redacted]. Your blood is worth bottling. Thanks, RTA/RMS…