How to manage your payment

We need to know about changes that could reduce or stop your Carer Payment.

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

You can still get Carer Payment if you take a break from providing care.

We may ask you to do reviews to check if you can keep getting Carer Payment.

When a child in your care is turning 16, you can apply to transfer your Carer Payment or Carer Allowance from a child to an adult. Do this to keep getting paid.

There are rules about when you can get Carer Payment when you or the person you care for travel outside Australia. You must meet the Carer Payment rules at all times.

If you get Carer Payment and you’re Age Pension age, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

How much you or your partner get paid affects your payment. We need to know what you both get paid so we can pay you the right amount.

Information to help you make a choice between Veteran Payment and your income support payment.

You can get help to access your money if your bank account is overdrawn.