Granny flat interest
A granny flat interest is an agreement for accommodation for life. It can affect your eligibility or rate of payment and we may include it in your assets test.
- Getting aged care services
- Most useful information
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.
- Carer Allowance
- How to manage your allowance
Change of circumstances when you get Carer Allowance
We need to know about changes as they could increase, reduce or stop your Carer Allowance or Carer Allowance Health Care Card.
- Asset types
- Gifting
When gifting exceptions apply
We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.
- Who can get it
- Residence rules
Newly arrived resident's waiting period
If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.
- Caring for someone
- Most useful information
Carer Payment and Carer Allowance review of care provided - Caring for a person 16 years or over form (SA010)
Use this form to tell us about the level of care you personally provide for a person 16 years or over.
- Non-medical rules
- Income and assets tests
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.
Veteran Payment affects your income support payment
Information to help you make a choice between Veteran Payment and an income support payment.
- Aged care calculation of your cost of care
- How to manage your aged care costs
Annual and lifetime caps for your aged care costs
There are annual and lifetime caps for your aged care costs. They apply if you started care after 1 July 2014.
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.