Most useful information for caring for someone

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. How to manage your allowance
2. Travel outside Australia

When and how to tell us about overseas travel if you get Carer Allowance

When you get Carer Allowance, you may need to tell us if you or the person you care for are leaving Australia.

1. How to keep your payment
2. Travel outside Australia

When you leave Australia if you get Carer Payment

Your Carer Payment rate may change when you leave Australia depending on your situation.

1. How to keep your payment
2. Travel outside Australia

When and how to tell us about overseas travel if you get Carer Payment

When you get Carer Payment, you may need to tell us if you or the person you care for are leaving Australia.

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.

1. How to keep your payment
2. Reviews

Medical reviews for Carer Payment

If you’re getting Carer Payment, we may do a medical review of the person you care for from time to time.

1. General medical rules
2. Diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised

Disability Support Pension if you're deaf or have severe hearing loss

How to get Disability Support Pension (DSP) if you’re deaf or have severe hearing loss.

1. How to keep your payment
2. Working while you get Carer Payment

Examples of working while getting Carer Payment

Understand how taking time off caring could affect your Carer Payment.

1. Carer Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Meeting your mutual obligation requirements when you get Carer Allowance

If you’re a job seeker and get Carer Allowance, you can meet your mutual obligations requirements by doing approved activities.

1. How to keep your payment
2. Working while you get Carer Payment

Understanding your work hours summary

How to understand your work hours summary in your Centrelink online account.