- Top payments
- Continence Aids Payment Scheme
Managing your payment Continence Aids Payment Scheme
What you need to do and the options you have to manage your payment.
- Who can get it
- 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.
- Asset types
- Gifting
What gifts we include in income and assets tests
We may include your gift if you give away, sell or transfer it for less than its market value.
- Carer Allowance
- How to claim
Other forms you may need to complete - Carer Allowance
When you make your claim for Carer Allowance, we may ask you to give us more information.
- Aged care calculation of your cost of care
- If you’re in financial hardship
Steps to claim financial hardship assistance with aged care costs
Complete the following steps to claim aged care financial hardship assistance.
- Top payments
- Continence Aids Payment Scheme
How much you can get on the Continence Aids Payment Scheme
Information about how much you can get, how we pay and why it won’t count as income.
- Top payments
- Carer Allowance
Who can get Carer Allowance
To get this payment, both you and the person you care for need to meet some rules.
- Top payments
- Continence Aids Payment Scheme
How to apply for the Continence Aids Payment Scheme
Complete the following steps to apply for the Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS).
Payment schedule and rates for people outside Australia
We’ll pay your pension differently if you live outside Australia on a permanent or long term basis.
Gifting
If you give away your income or assets, they may still count towards your income and assets tests. This also applies if you sell them for less than they’re worth.