Most useful information for Caring for someone

1. New South Wales East Coast Severe Weather and Flooding, May 2025
2. New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance

How to claim the NSW East Coast Severe Weather and Flooding, May 2025 - NZ DRA

There are 3 steps to claim New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance.

1. New South Wales East Coast Severe Weather and Flooding, May 2025
2. New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance

How to manage your NSW East Coast Severe Weather and Flooding, May 2025 - NZ DRA payment

You need to tell us if your circumstances change.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Get health care

Concession and health care cards

Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

1. Higher education
2. Most useful information

Payments and support for Indigenous Australians

We have a range of payments and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

1. Caring for someone
2. Most useful information

Exemptions from mutual obligation requirements for principal carers

We can grant principal carers temporary exemptions from their mutual obligation requirements in some family situations.

1. Health and disability
2. Caring for someone

Taking time off work if you’re caring for a child or adult

You may need to take time off work to care for someone. We have payments and services to help you.

1. Health and disability
2. Caring for someone

Getting support if you’re caring for someone

If you care for someone, there are payments and services available to support you and the person you care for.

1. Health and disability
2. Caring for someone

Caring for myself while caring for someone

If you care for someone, it’s important to make sure you’re also taking care of yourself. There’s support available to help you do this.

1. Caring for someone
2. Getting support

Getting a payment if you’re a carer

There are payments available to help you if you provide care for someone.