Most useful information for Caring for elderly

The pages voted most useful by other website visitors.

Edit filters:
  1. Continence Aids Payment Scheme
  2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get the continence aids payment

It’s important to tell us about changes to your circumstances that may affect your Continence Aids Payment Scheme payment.

Transfer Carer Payment and Carer Allowance from child to adult

You may be getting Carer Payment or Carer Allowance, or both payments. When a child in your care is turning 16, you can transfer your Carer Payment and or Carer Allowance from a child to an adult.

Avoid scams and fraud when claiming natural disaster support

Before you start your claim for natural disaster support, it’s important to be aware of scams and fraud involving Services Australia and myGov.

22
Apr 2025

Book a general My Aged Care information appointment online

You can now book a free face-to-face appointment online for general information about aged care.

  1. Accessing our services
  2. Contact us

Explanations and formal reviews

Find out what you can do if you want more information or disagree with a decision we've made.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Supplement

Who can get Carer Supplement

You must be getting a certain payment for 1 July to get Carer Supplement for that year.

  1. Top payments
  2. Essential Medical Equipment Payment

Who can get Essential Medical Equipment Payment and how much you can get

To get the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) you must meet the eligibility requirements.

  1. Top payments
  2. Aged care calculation of your cost of care

Who should apply for an aged care calculation of your cost of care

You should apply for an aged care calculation of your cost of care if you’re thinking about accessing aged care services. You can also apply if you’re getting aged care services.

How to apply to transfer to Age Pension

If you already get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension. This will be 13 weeks before you reach Age Pension age.

Deeming

Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.

Search results summary and pagination

314 results, showing 111 to 120
Page last updated: 10 December 2021.
QC 60152