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Government Payments To Carers (Carer Allowance)

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Last updated: Aug 6 2021

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Commonwealth Government payments to people who care for a person with a disability, serious illness, or is frail aged.

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Payments when caring for an adult:
Carer Allowance (Adult):
Carer Allowance (Adult) helps parents or carers to care for adults with a disability at home. It replaces the former Domiciliary Nursing Care Benefit. Carer Allowance (Adult) may be paid on top of Carer Payment or other payments, such as Age Pension.

Payments when caring for a child
Carer Allowance (Child) helps parents or carers to care for children with a disability at home. It replaces the former Child Disability Allowance. Carer Allowance (Child) may be paid on top of Carer Payment or other payments, such as Age Pension.

Carer Payment:
For people who cannot support themselves while caring for someone with a disability
Carer Payment makes it easier for people to be cared for in the community and ensure that carers have adequate levels of income and maximum opportunities to participate in society.

Other services / programmes for carers:
Carer resource Centres- centres that provide information and advice to carers.
Carer Respite Centres - provide a coordinated system of respite for carers.

Suppliers

Centrelink - Services Australia
137-153 Crown St
Darlinghurst
NSW 2010
Australia
Sales: 132 717 (disability info)
Fax: 1300 786 102
Toll Free: 1800 132 468 (Feedback, Customer Relations)
Website: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/centrelink

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