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Publications if you are caring for frail aged, ill or disabled persons:

Listed below are publications you may find useful.

Main Publication:

• Caring for someone? Booklet - a guide to your payment and service options if you are a carer.

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Brochures:

• A Guide to Centrelink Concession Cards Booklet - provides information on who is eligible for a concession card as well as the range of concessions offered in each State or Territory.
• Office and Home Interviews Brochure - information about your rights and responsibilities when you participate in an interview with Centrelink.

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Factsheets:

• Assets Test for Homeowners - rural and rural residential areas Factsheet - provides information about the Assets Test for homeowners in rural and rural residential areas.
• Australia's International Social Security Agreement Factsheets - provides information on agreements with individual countries for social security coverage.
• Carer Payment or Age Pension? Factsheet - provides information about Carer Payment and Age Pension and explains the similarities and differences between these two payments.
• Changes to Carer Allowance - caring for a person 16 years or over - provides information about changes to Carer Allowance from 1 September 2004.
• Claiming Your Foreign Pension Factsheet - provides information on how Centrelink can help you claim a foreign pension.
• Disability Payment Rates Factsheet - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Disability Support Pension, Sickness Allowance, Carer Payment, Carer Allowance and Mobility Allowance.
• Financial Information Service Factsheets - series of factsheets containing information about specific financial matters.
• Market research and you Factsheet - provides information on why, how and when Centrelink undertakes market research.
• Reporting your Business Services earnings to Centrelink - provides information on the voluntary reporting of Business Services earnings by your Business Services employer.
• Social Security Treatment of Tasmanian RFA Private Forest Reserves Program Payments Factsheet - provides information about how these payments are treated for social security purposes.
• Urgent Payments Factsheet - provides information about how you may receive part of your payment early.
• What happens when a Carer Allowance child turns 16 Factsheet - provides information on what happens to your Carer Allowance when a child that you are caring for turns 16.
• Your Right to Privacy Factsheet - provides information about your privacy rights and who may access customer information.

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Magazines:

• News for Seniors Magazine - for people getting Age Pension.

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Other Publications:

• eServices Brochure - this brochure provides information on the range of eServices options available and how to use them.
• News for Carers Newsletter - this newsletter provides information about changes in payments and other related issues for carers.
• 'Needing help after someone has died?' Booklet - a guide to your payment and service options if you need help after someone has died.
• Centrelink Corporate Publications - publications containing information about Centrelink.
• Centrepay Publications - provides detailed information about Centrepay.
• Compensation Kit Booklet - provides information on compensation and how it affects your payments from Centrelink.
• Guide to Australian Government Payments Booklet - Centrelink payment rates booklet.
• Your Account Statement Brochure - provides information about your Account Statement.

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Audio Tapes

• Audio Tapes for People with a Vision Impairment - some publications are available on audio tape for people with a vision impairment.

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Publications From Other Organisations:

• Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs website - provides a range of brochures and factsheets.

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