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Home  | Support for Carers  | Centrelink Payments For Carers

Centrelink Payments For Carers

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Carer Payment Carer Allowance Carer Supplement Other payments

Carers may be eligible for specific financial support payments from the Federal Government to assist with their living costs, providing they live in Australia and meet residence requirements.  

Carer Payment

Carers who provide full-time care may be eligible for the fortnightly Carer Payment to help them meet their basic costs of living. 

Who is this targeted to?

This payment is available to carers of:

  • someone with a disability (including a serious mental health condition)
  • someone with a severe illness 
  • someone who is frail aged
  • 2 to 4 children younger than 16 whose needs add up to the same as 1 child with severe needs
  • 1 or 2 children younger than 16 and 1 adult whose needs total the same as 1 child with severe needs.
Eligibility for the Carer Payment

For a carer to qualify for the Carer Payment, they must:

  • Meet an income and assets test
  • Care for a person, or people, who have been assessed as meeting a minimum disability score assessed through the Adult Disability Assessment Tool (ADAT) or a Carer Needs Assessment (for a child under the age of 16) – a health professional currently treating the person must complete these forms.
  • Not be employed, in education or volunteering for more than 25 hours a week
How much can carers get?

Go to the official Services Australia website to get the most updated rates for the Carer Payment

Go to the Services Australia website
More information about the Carer Payment

The official Services Australia website has the most up to date information about the Carer Payment

Learn more about the Carer Payment

Carer Allowance

The Carer Allowance is a fortnightly payment to carers of someone with a severe disability or illness or who is frail aged to assist with the additional costs of caring on top of their usual costs of daily living.

Eligibility for the Carer Allowance

This fortnightly payment is for you if you give support and care to someone either:

  • with disability
  • with a medical condition
  • who’s frail aged.

This payment is for you if the person you care for needs ongoing daily care for at least 12 months or has a terminal medical condition.

How much can carers get?

Go to the official Services Australia website to get the most updated rates for the Carer Allowance

Go to the Services Australia website
More information about the Carer Allowance

The official Services Australia website has the most up to date information about the Carer Allowance

Learn more about the Carer Allowance

Carer Supplement

The Carer Supplement is an annual payment of $600 which is attached to each Carer Allowance.  The Supplement is paid in July each year. 

More information about the Carer Supplement

The official Services Australia website has the most up to date information about the Carer Supplement

Learn more about the Carer Supplement

Other payments

There are a range of other payments which carers can get under some circumstances.

They cover such things as special payments to carers of children with disability, payments to assist with the costs of raising children, incontinence aids and the running of medical equipment and medically required temperature control.

Information about other payments for carers

See the official Services Australia website for more information other payments available to carers

Learn more about the other payments for carers
What’s on this page
Carer Payment Carer Allowance Carer Supplement Other payments
Related topics
Carer Offers Carer Gateway Centrelink Payments For Carers SANE Forums
Helpful links
Services Australia - About the Carer Payment Services Australia - Carer Payment rates Services Australia - About the Carer Allowance Services Australia - Carer Allowance rates Services Australia - About the Carer Supplement Services Australia - Other payments

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