Most useful information for caring for elderly

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  1. Getting aged care services
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Support at Home calculation of your cost of care form (SA456)

Use this form to give us your financial details. Don’t use this form if you get a relevant income support payment.

  1. Caring for someone
  2. Most useful information

Carer Payment and Carer Allowance - Medical Report for a child under 16 years form (SA431)

Use this form as part of the assessment of eligibility for Carer Payment, Carer Allowance or Special Disability Trust beneficiary status.

How to report your income to Centrelink

You can report your employment income in different ways.

  1. Separated parents
  2. Most useful information

Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)

Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.

  1. Essential Medical Equipment Payment
  2. How to claim

Supporting documents for the Essential Medical Equipment Payment

When you claim the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP), we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.

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

How to apply for an aged care calculation of your cost of care

Follow the steps to apply for an aged care calculation of your cost of care.

  1. Residence rules
  2. Newly arrived resident's waiting period

Exemptions from the newly arrived resident's waiting period

After you arrive in Australia, there can be a waiting period to get some of our payments and concessions. Find out if you may not have to wait this period.

Which payments are eligible for transfer to Age Pension

If you get an eligible payment, we’ll invite you to apply to transfer to Age Pension.

  1. Centrelink online account
  2. What details you can view and update online

Update your carer details using your Centrelink online account

You can update your carer details using your online account.

Sole trader or partnership income

Business income is counted in the income test.

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