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Payments while your child is ill, injured or has a disability:

• Carer Allowance - for people who care for a child with a disability at home.
• Disability Support Pension (once your child is 16 years of age) - for people unable to work for 2 years due to illness, injury or disability.
• Assistance for Isolated Children - if your child cannot attend school locally because you live in a remote area or your child has special needs.
• Pensioner Education Supplement (once your child is 16 years of age) - provides additional help for Disability Support Pension recipients who undertake study.
• Youth Disability Supplement - for people with disabilities who are under 21 years of age.