Most viewed payments for Caring for someone

1. Top payments
2. Carer Allowance

How much Carer Allowance you can get

Carer Allowance is $159.30 each fortnight.

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. 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.

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. Caring for someone
2. Most useful information

Carer Payment and Carer Allowance - Medical Report for a child under 16 years form (SA431)

Use this form as part of the assessment of eligibility for Carer Payment, Carer Allowance or Special Disability Trust beneficiary status.

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. Caring for someone
2. Top payments

Carer Supplement

An annual payment if you have caring responsibilities and get certain carer or Department of Veterans’ Affairs payments.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

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.