Check if you can get Carer Payment

Published: 5 May 2026

Do you care for someone on a daily basis? You may be eligible for Carer Payment.

Carer Payment is available to those who are caring for someone who:

  • has a disability or medical condition likely to last at least 6 months
  • is elderly and frail.

To be eligible for Carer Payment, you must be either providing:

  • constant care for someone for at least 6 months
  • care for someone at the end of their life.

There are other rules you also need to meet.

Find out more information about Carer Payment.

Page last updated: 5 May 2026.
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