Most useful information for caring for elderly

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. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
2. How to manage your aged care costs

Update your details if you get help with aged care cost of care

If there are any changes to you or your partner’s details, you need to let us know within 28 days.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

Income and assets form (SA369)

Use this form if you’re claiming a payment and need to tell us about your income and assets.

1. Getting aged care services
2. Most useful information

Aged Care Calculation of your cost of care form (SA486)

This form is no longer available.

1. Aged care calculation of your cost of care
2. Who should apply

Aged care calculation of your cost of care if you get an income support payment

We may have your financial details if you get a relevant income support payment from us or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

1. Carer Payment
2. Who can get it

Rules for caring for multiple people and get Carer Payment

When you care for multiple people there are different rules for Carer Payment

1. Who can get it
2. Income and assets test

Assets test for Carer Payment

The assets test helps us work out if you can get paid Carer Payment. It also affects how much you'll get.

Avoid committing fraud

Do the right thing and avoid committing fraud by keeping your details with us up to date.

Private trusts and companies

If you’re part of a private trust or company, we need to know your share of the income and assets.

1. Income and assets tests
2. Income

Employment income

This is pay you get for work you've done for an employer.