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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. Carer Payment
  2. How to keep your payment

Breaks from caring when you get Carer Payment

You can still get Carer Payment if you take a break from providing care or the person getting care is in hospital.

  1. Ex-Carer Allowance (Child) Health Care Card
  2. How to manage your card

Renew your Ex-Carer Allowance (Child) Health Care Card

You can renew your Ex-Carer Allowance (Child) Health Care Card over the phone.

  1. Caring for someone
  2. Getting support

Getting a payment if you’re a carer

There are payments available to help you if you provide care for someone.

  1. Top payments
  2. Essential Medical Equipment Payment

How to claim Essential Medical Equipment Payment

Complete the following steps to claim Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP). Before you start, check if you can get it.

  1. Who can get it and how much you can get
  2. Eligible equipment

What are the alternative names for essential medical equipment

Sometimes eligible medical equipment for the Essential Medical Equipment Payment (EMEP) might have a different name.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Supplement

How much Carer Supplement you can get

Carer Supplement is an annual payment of $600 for each eligible payment you get. You’ll get this on top of your regular payment.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Adjustment Payment

Who can get Carer Adjustment Payment

To get this payment there are rules you need to meet.

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Payment

How to claim Carer Payment

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

  1. Top payments
  2. Carer Supplement

Who can get Carer Supplement

You must be getting a certain payment for 1 July to get Carer Supplement for that year.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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