How to manage your payment

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

You can still get Carer Payment if someone else provides care while you have a break, or the person you provide care for goes into hospital.

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

You can request to transfer to Carer Payment or Carer Allowance for an adult. To do this, the child you provide care for must be turning 16.

We may pay Carer Payment if you leave Australia for a short time. You must keep meeting 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.