How much Carer Allowance you can get
Carer Allowance is $162.60 each fortnight.
Assets test for Disability Support Pension
The assets test helps us work out if you can get paid Disability Support Pension. It also affects how much you'll get.
Which payments are eligible for transfer to Age Pension
If you get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension.
Superannuation
Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.
Carer Allowance rules for the person you care for
To get this payment, both you and the person you care for need to meet some rules.
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
Residence rules for Carer Payment
To be eligible for Carer Payment you must meet the residence rules.
Lump sums while on income support
A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.
Claim for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card form (SA296)
Use this form to claim a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card if you are age pension age.