Most useful information

1. Education
2. Retraining

Getting support while you retrain

Find out about our payments and loans that may help you when you’re retraining or studying.

1. Top payments
2. Pensioner Education Supplement

How much Pensioner Education Supplement you can get

Depending on your circumstances, there are 2 different rates of Pensioner Education Supplement you can get.

1. Ageing
2. Getting aged care services

Understanding aged care costs to get aged care services

If you’ve started your journey with My Aged Care, we can tell you how much you can expect to contribute towards your aged care costs.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. What your commitments are

Meeting participation requirements if you’re under 35

You may have participation requirements if you get Disability Support Pension (DSP). This is to help you find and keep suitable work.

1. Who should apply
2. You own your home

Aged care carer or close relative assessment for aged cost of care

If you’re a carer or close relative of a person moving into an aged care home, you may need to do an assessment.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. What your commitments are

Working while you get Disability Support Pension (DSP)

You may be able to work and still get Disability Support Pension (DSP).

1. Top payments
2. My Aged Care face-to-face services

How to contact us about My Aged Care face-to-face services

There are different ways to contact us for help with your aged care matters and My Aged Care face-to-face services.

1. Parenting Payment
2. What your commitments are

Getting a medical certificate for Parenting Payment

If you get Parenting Payment there are some reasons you may need to give us a medical certificate.

1. JobSeeker Payment
2. What your commitments are

Getting a medical certificate for JobSeeker Payment

Tell us if you can’t work or study for a short time due to a sickness or injury. You’ll also need to give us a medical certificate.

1. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
2. If you’re in financial hardship

Length of aged care financial hardship assistance

How long you can get aged care financial hardship assistance depends on your situation. We work this out when you claim.