Most useful information for caring for someone

Which payments are eligible for transfer to Age Pension

If you get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. How to claim
2. How your Medicare card and account work

Organ and tissue donation

Give the gift of life and register your decision to donate your organs or tissue after you die.

1. Western Australia Tropical Cyclone Narelle, March 2026
2. Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

Who can get WA TC Narelle, March 2026 - Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

You must meet eligibility rules to get Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP).

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Request to transfer carer payments for a child to an adult

How to request to transfer your Carer Payment and Carer Allowance payments from a child to an adult care receiver.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Supplement

How to get Carer Supplement

You don’t need to apply for Carer Supplement. If you’re eligible, we’ll pay it straight into your bank account.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Supplement

How much Carer Supplement you can get

Carer Supplement is an annual payment of $600 for each eligible payment you get. You’ll get this on top of your regular payment.

1. Carer Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Adjusted taxable income for Carer Allowance

We use your adjusted taxable income to work out if you can get Carer Allowance.

1. Caring for someone
2. Most useful information

Information you need to know about your claim for Carer Allowance form (CI015)

Information about your claim for Carer Allowance.

1. Top payments
2. Child Disability Assistance Payment

Who can get Child Disability Assistance Payment

To get this payment, you need to be getting Carer Allowance for a child younger than 16 for a period that includes 1 July.

1. Caring for someone
2. Most useful information

Medical Certificate for Carer Payment (for a child under 16 years of age) - Extension and Reclaim of Episodic Care/Extension of Short Term Care form (SA395)

Use this form to extend short term or episodic care for a child younger than 16 you get Carer Payment for or to reclaim Episodic Carer Payment.