What you get with an Ex-Carer Allowance (Child) Health Care Card
The Ex-Carer Allowance (Child) Health Care Card gives you discounts.
Medical support when living with a disability
How to access medical support services when you live with disability.
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement amount for multiple children
If you have twins, triplets, quadruplets or more, you may get Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
Submit your claim if you didn’t do a pre-birth claim
If you didn’t do a pre-birth claim, you can start a claim after the birth of your baby.
How to claim Essential Medical Equipment Payment
Complete the following steps to claim Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP). Before you start, check if you can get it.
Get information about Parenting Payment and Child Support
You may be able to get Parenting Payment and add your baby to a current child support assessment.
Heating or cooling for medical needs
You can get the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) for heating or cooling used for medical needs.
Evidence for Essential Medical Equipment Payment
We may ask you for some evidence to prove you’re eligible for an Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP).
Getting a payment when you’re recently unemployed
We have payments to help you when you’re unemployed or can’t work while you’re sick or injured. Which one you get depends on your circumstances.
Support for foster carers and other non-parent carers
We support foster carers, grandparents, kinship carers and informal carers who provide ongoing care for a child.