- Carer Payment
- How to keep your payment
Working while you get Carer Payment
You may still get Carer Payment if you work up to 100 hours in a 4 week period. There are rules you need to meet.
- Parenting Payment
- Who can get it
Principal carer rules for Parenting Payment
To get Parenting Payment you must be the main carer of a young child or children.
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
- Who can get it
Benefits of a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
You can get cheaper medical costs with a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC).
- Special Disability Trusts
- How it works
The principal beneficiary of a Special Disability Trust
To be eligible to be a principal beneficiary of a Special Disability Trust, the person with a disability must meet the definition of severe disability.
- Pharmaceutical Allowance
- How to apply
Advance payment of Pharmaceutical Allowance
You may be able to get Pharmaceutical Allowance in advance as a lump sum of 7 fortnightly payments.
- Asset types
- Gifting
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
- Caring for someone
- Most useful information
Claim for Essential Medical Equipment Payment - Multiple Claim form (SA451)
Use this form if you’re claiming the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) for more than one person living at the same address.
- When Australians go overseas
- About reciprocal health care agreements
Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting Belgium
The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) we have with Belgium may cover some of your medical costs in the Belgian public health system.
- Top payments
- Special Benefit
How much Special Benefit you can get
The amount of Special Benefit you can get depends on your circumstances.
- Living arrangements
- Housing
Homelessness
Find help if you’re homeless, sleeping rough or couch surfing.