Most viewed payments for Caring for someone

1. Who can get it
2. Income and assets test

Income test for Carer Payment

Your income can reduce how much we pay you. We use the pension income test to assess Carer Payment.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Allowance

How much Carer Allowance you can get

Carer Allowance is $159.30 each fortnight.

1. Queensland
2. North Queensland Floods, January - February 2025

Nth Qld Floods, Jan - Feb 2025 - Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

A lump sum payment to help people affected by North Queensland floods that started in January - February 2025.

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.

1. Top payments
2. Carer Payment

How to claim Carer Payment

Complete the following steps to claim Carer Payment. Before you start, check if you can get it.

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. Carer Allowance
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Carer Allowance

To be eligible for Carer Allowance you must meet the residence rules.

1. Carer Payment
2. How to keep your payment

Time off to work, study or train if you get Carer payment

You may still get Carer Payment if you’re working, studying or training up to 25 hours a week.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Application to copy or transfer from one Medicare card to another form (MS011)

Complete this form to copy or transfer someone onto your own Medicare card or another Medicare card.

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Feb 2025

Changes to Carer Payment and the number of hours you can work

From 20 March 2025, you’ll be able to work 100 hours in a 4 week period, instead of the current 25 hours per week.