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  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. Carer Allowance

How to claim Carer Allowance

Complete the following steps to claim Carer Allowance. Before you start, check if you can get it.

  1. Carer Payment
  2. Who can get it

Income and assets test for Carer Payment

Your rate of Carer Payment depends on what you get paid in income and own in assets. The person you provide care for also has to have income and assets under certain limits.

  1. North Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, December 2025 to January 2026
  2. Disaster Recovery Allowance

How to manage your Nth Qld Rainfall and Flooding, December 2025 to January 2026 - Disaster Recovery Allowance payment

You need to tell us if your circumstances change as this may affect your payment.

  1. Assets test
  2. Asset types

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.

  1. Income test
  2. Income

Lump sums while on income support

A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.

How to transfer to Age Pension online

Complete the following steps to transfer to Age Pension. Before you start, check if you can get it.

  1. Top payments
  2. Continence Aids Payment Scheme

Who can get the Continence Aids Payment Scheme

You need to meet eligibility for the Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS).

  1. Caring for someone
  2. Most useful information

Carer Allowance - Medical Report for a child under 16 years form (SA426)

Use this form as part of the assessment of eligibility for Carer Allowance.

  1. Managing your money
  2. Most useful information

Claim for Special Employment Advance form (SU514)

Use this form to claim a special employment advance.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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