- Carer Payment
- Who can get it
Residence rules for Carer Payment
To be eligible for Carer Payment you must meet the residence rules.
Employment income reporting if you’re employed
If you work for an employer, you must tell us the gross income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.
Transfer Carer Payment and Carer Allowance from child to adult
You may be getting Carer Payment or Carer Allowance, or both payments. When a child in your care is turning 16, you can transfer your Carer Payment and or Carer Allowance from a child to an adult.
- Top payments
- Carer Allowance
While you wait for Carer Allowance
There are some things you can do while you wait for your Carer Allowance claim outcome.
- Assets test
- Asset types
Real estate assets
Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.
- Recently unemployed
- Most useful information
Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)
You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.
- Top payments
- Essential Medical Equipment Payment
How to claim Essential Medical Equipment Payment
Complete the following steps to claim Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP). Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Assets test
- Asset types
Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals
Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.
- Top payments
- Carer Payment
How much Carer Payment you can get
There are different rates of Carer Payment for single and partnered people.
- Carer Payment
- Who can get it
Income and assets test for Carer Payment
Your rate of Carer Payment depends on what you get paid in income and own in assets. The person you provide care for also has to have income and assets under certain limits.