Carer Payment may be eligible for Carer care to any Payment provides Limitations: ‘You ‘Constant’ ‘Carer (adult) Payment (caring for a person 16 or child with a financial support if you are years or over) if you provide specified level of unable to work in Definition of care constant daily care in the home of need for support. substantial paid restricted by strict the person you care for and he or employment because you eligibility she: Care must be are providing full-time requirements relating is aged 16 or more with a undertaken in the daily care to someone to level of care need severe disability or medical home of the person with a severe disability or and time spent caring. condition or is frail aged, or being cared for. medical condition, or to is aged 16 or more with someone who is frail moderate care needs and has care recipient aged.’ a dependent child who either is must receive under six or is aged 6–16 and Department of eligible for Carer Allowance Veterans Affairs [1]. payment or Centrelink The person you care for must also income support either: payment, unless receive an income-support excluded due to payment from Centrelink or residency from the Department of requirements. Veterans’ Affairs[2], be unable to receive an Income and assets income-support payment from tested on and Centrelink or the Department care recipient. of Veterans’ Affairs because they have not in Australia long enough to be eligible, or meet the care-receiver income and assets tests. Carer payment You may be eligible for Carer (child) Payment (caring for a child under 16 years) if you provide constant
Carer Payment (adult) Carer payment (child) ‘You may be eligible for Carer Payment (caring for a person 16 years or over) if you provide constant daily care in the home of the person you care for and he or she: is aged 16 or more with a severe disability or medical condition or is frail aged, or is aged 16 or more with moderate care needs and has a dependent child who either is under six or is aged 6–16 and eligible for Carer Allowance [1]. The person you care for must also either: receive an income-support payment from Centrelink or from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs[2], be unable to receive an income-support payment from Centrelink or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs because they have not in Australia long enough to be eligible, or meet the care-receiver income and assets tests. You may be eligible for Carer Payment (caring for a child under 16 years) if you provide constant ‘Constant’ care to any or child with a specified level of need for support. Care must be undertaken in the home of the person being cared for. care recipient must receive Department of Veterans Affairs payment or Centrelink income support payment, unless excluded due to residency requirements. Income and assets tested on and care recipient. ‘Carer Payment provides financial support if you are unable to work in substantial paid employment because you are providing full-time daily care to someone with a severe disability or medical condition, or to someone who is frail aged.’ Limitations: Definition of care restricted by strict eligibility requirements relating to level of care need and time spent caring.
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