Who can get Carer Payment (caring for an adult 16 years or over)?
You may get Carer Payment (adult) if you provide constant care in the home of the person you care for and they are:
- a person aged 16 or over with a severe disability or medical condition,
or
- an adult with moderate care needs and supervision of their dependent child if this child is under six years of age, or between six and 16 years of age and attracts payment of Carer Allowance
and
- you meet the income and assets tests
- you are an Australian resident or allowed to live here permanently (a two year waiting period may apply for recently arrived migrants).
The person you care for needs to:
- be over 16 and getting an income support payment from Centrelink, a Veterans' Affairs Service Pension or Partner Service Pension, or
- be unable to get any of these payments because they have not lived in Australia long enough to qualify, or
- meet the special care receiver income and assets limits, and
- be an Australian resident.
Please Note: You need a health professional's report to help establish eligibility.
