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cranbourneleader.com.au WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011 $1 Incl. GST
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Please explain
Tess, 12, is a diabetic who
needs 24-hour care. So why did
Centrelink axe her mothers
family care payments?
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Health | Rachel Flaherty
CRANBOURNE S Mairi- anne
Macartney lives in fear that every
night might be her childs last.
Ms Macartneys 12-year-old
daughter, Tess, was diagnosed
with type 1 diabetes two years ago.
Now Tess needs 24-hour care to
manage her incurable disease
safely.
But this year, Centrelink with-
out giving a reason told Ms
Macartney that Tess was no
longer entitled to a carers allow-
ance.
If I allowed Tess to look after
herself, she would be dead, she
said. It makes no sense and I just
cant understand how they could
cancel it.
Ms Macartney said Tess needed
up to eight injections a day, finger-
prick blood tests every two hours
and strict monitoring of her food.
How could she wake herself up
at 2am to do a blood test? If her
levels dip too low, she can slip into
a coma and it can be fatal, she
said.
Every morning I wake up at
7am and before I go into the room,
I pray she is still alive. How can
anyone think a child over 10 years
is independent of parental care?
Even a healthy child cant look
after themselves at 12 years.
Ms Macartney said she knew of
other families with diabetic chil-
dren who had their applications
rejected recently.
Centrelink general manager
Hank Jongen said due to privacy
issues he could not comment on a
specific case.
The test used to assess eligibility
for carer allowance changed eight
months ago.
The new tool assesses the care
required and provided, where the
previous tool assessed the func-
tional ability of the child, Mr
Jongen said.
We dont make the rules, but we
do have to follow them to the let-
ter.
A spokesman for federal Famil-
ies and Community Services Min-
ister Jenny Macklin said con-
ditions like type 1 diabetes
manifested differently in different
children.
For some children, the level of
care they need decreases as they
get older and they become more
able to manage their condition
themselves, she said. Carers of
children with type 1 diabetes who
are aged 10 or over can still qual-
ify for the carer allowance.
The only difference is they have
to go through the normal assess-
ment process.
Should Families and
Community Services Minister
Jenny Macklin reviewthis
decision. Tell us at
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Cranbourne Leader April 13, 2011 9
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BEHINDTHE NEWS
OUR CAMPAIGN
Leader wants the
carers allowance
for parents of
children with type
1 diabetes returned
and the age
increased to 18
FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITY
SERVICES MINISTER
JENNY MACKLIN
HOLT FEDERAL MP
ANTHONY BYRNE
Ms Macklin and Mr Byrne, you
can make a change
What are you doing to
make this happen?
I have advocated
for Tess and
Mairi-anne
Macartney and
will continue to
support them
and the Leaders
campaign with
representations
about the deep
community
concerns on
this matter to
the Minister for
Families and
Community
Services.
This is a sensitive
and complex
matter. I have
requested my
department
provide me with
a comprehensive
brieng on this
issue and I will
carefully
consider it.