Top payments for caring for elderly

1. Caring for someone
2. Top payments

Carer Adjustment Payment

A one-off payment to support families in financial hardship after a catastrophic event affecting a child younger than 7.

1. Carer Payment
2. Who can get it

Rules for caring for multiple people and get Carer Payment

When you care for multiple people there are different rules for Carer Payment

1. Employment income reporting
2. What to report

Income from employment

If you or your partner get income from employment you need to tell us. This is so we can pay you the right amount.

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Cancel Nominee Arrangement form (SS532)

Use this form to tell us that you, as an authorised person or organisation, want to cancel a nominee arrangement.

1. Caring for someone
2. Most useful information

Carer Payment and/or Carer Allowance - Care Needs Assessment (for a child under 16 years) form (SA394)

Use this form to identify care needs as part of the assessment of eligibility for Carer Payment, Carer Allowance or both.

Income from outside Australia

Income you get from outside Australia can count in your income test.

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. 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. 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.