Govt subsidies
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Topic: Govt subsidies
Posted By: busymum
Subject: Govt subsidies
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 8:16pm
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Can anyone give me the run-down as far as intolerances go (in adults) and Government subsidies/prescriptions? Ta! -------------  |
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 8:41pm
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What do you want to know? It's not all that great IMO. I qualify for the subsidy for GF pasta and flour but by the time I've paid for the docs visit to get the prescription plus paid the $15 prescription fee the pasta works out the same price as getting it from a supermarket on special and the flour...not really sure but I don't like the horleys stuff (which is the subsidised brand) so I'd rather pay for the healtheries or bakels flours. -------------  
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 25 June 2008 at 7:37pm
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You apply for a disability allowance and you have to get your dr to write on it what you need it for. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 1:20pm
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But does an adult intolerance qualify for a Disability Allowance? We qualify for one for Ella because of the cost of her formula, and the extra costs of her spesh foods, but that's because she's our dependant. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 5:56pm
Something I saw yesterday indicates that I could get a prescription for pasta and flour (maybe I'll need updated scripts when the kids go to the dr's  ) and allowances are only for under 16yrs, thru WINZ.------------- |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:36pm
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Adults can get a disability allowance (for coeliacs disease you can anyway) but it is means tested.
T I usually only get a script when I'm at the doc for other things but have still found it's not worth it. I generally get the san remo GF pasta's from Moore Wilsons or the healtheries or orgran stuff from the supermarket when it's on special. -------------
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:50pm
same here |
Andie wrote:Posted By: bubaloo
Date Posted: 02 July 2008 at 9:27pm
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You could ask work & income if you could get the
extra help as you recieve family assistance and see if you could get the extra help. Eg: Dietician & Doctors.Hope that helps. Good luck. |