Most useful information for Caring for elderly

1. Carer Payment
2. How to keep your payment

Change of circumstances while getting Carer Payment

We need to know about changes as they could increase, reduce or stop your Carer Payment.

Manage the money you get from your payment

We’ve got tips and tools to help you with budgeting, borrowing and credit, and managing debt.

Paid Parental Leave counted as income

We treat Paid Parental Leave (PPL) as taxable income. This means Parental Leave Pay counts in your income test for payments from us.

1. Asset types
2. Private trusts and companies

Trust reviews

How we check that you correctly report the income you receive from a trust.

1. Carer Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Breaks from caring when you get Carer Allowance

You can still get Carer Allowance if you take a break from providing care.

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.

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

Buying continence aids products

We don’t supply or sell continence aids products.

1. Carer Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Change of circumstances when you get Carer Allowance

We need to know about changes as they could increase, reduce or stop your Carer Allowance or Carer Allowance Health Care Card.

1. How to manage your allowance
2. Reviews

Carer Allowance income review

To make sure you’re paid correctly, we may review your income.

1. Carer Allowance
2. 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.