Support at Home calculation of your cost of care form (SA456)
Use this form to give us your financial details. Don’t use this form if you get a relevant income support payment.
How to claim NT Flooding, February to March 2026 - Disaster Recovery Allowance
How you can claim Disaster Recovery Allowance.
How to claim Carer Allowance
Complete the following steps to claim Carer Allowance. Before you start, check if you can get it.
Who can get Carer Allowance
To get this payment, both you and the person you care for need to meet some rules.
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.
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.
myGov help - Link Child Support to myGov if you have a Child Support Reference Number
Instructions on how to link Child Support to your myGov account if you have a Child Support Reference Number (CSRN).
Rules for caring for multiple people and get Carer Payment
When you care for multiple people there are different rules for Carer Payment
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to determine your payment rate.
Carer Payment and/or Carer Allowance Medical Report for a person 16 years or over form (SA332A)
Use this form as part of the assessment of eligibility for Carer Payment, Carer Allowance or Special Disability Trust beneficiary status.