Inside my Centrelink nightmare: myGov 'error' locks new mother out of maternity leave payments

By Hannah Francis
Updated November 24 2015 - 10:08pm, first published 1:29am
Bec Smith is at her wits' end after being locked out of myGov for three months, preventing her from accessing parental leave through Centrelink. Photo: Chris Hopkins
Bec Smith is at her wits' end after being locked out of myGov for three months, preventing her from accessing parental leave through Centrelink. Photo: Chris Hopkins

Bec Smith's dreams of motherhood came true when she welcomed baby Matilda into her world four weeks ago. But trying to access maternity leave payments for her newborn through Centrelink quickly turned into a nightmare which shows no sign of ending.

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