Most useful information for caring for elderly

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Income and assets form (SA369)

Use this form if you’re claiming a payment and need to tell us about your income and assets.

  1. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
  2. How to manage your aged care costs

Update your details if you get help with aged care cost of care

If there are any changes to you or your partner’s details, you need to let us know within 28 days.

Financial investments

The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Allowance

While you wait for Carer Allowance

There are some things you can do while you wait for your Carer Allowance claim outcome.

  1. Carer Allowance
  2. Who can get it

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.

  1. Employment income reporting
  2. What to report

Income from self employment

If you’re self employed you need to tell us about your business income. This is so we can pay you the right amount. You also need to tell us if this changes.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Income and assets test

Income test for Carer Payment

Your income can reduce how much we pay you. We use the pension income test to assess Carer Payment.

  1. Carer Payment
  2. Who can get it

Rules for caring for multiple people and get Carer Payment

When you care for multiple people there are different rules for Carer Payment

Payments while outside Australia

To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

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