Services Australia Carer Payment Application : servicesaustralia.gov.au
Organisation : Services Australia
Facility Name : Carer Payment Application
Country : Australia
Website : https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/carer-payment?context=1
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What is Services Australia Carer Payment?
A payment if you give constant care to someone who has a severe disability, illness, or an adult who is frail aged. To get this you must: be an Australian resident. A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support.
To get this you must:
** be an Australian resident
** care for someone who is an Australian resident
** care for 1 or more people who have care need scores high enough on the assessment tools used for an adult or child
** care for someone who’ll have these needs for at least 6 months
** be under the pension income and assets test limits.
How To Claim Australia Carer Payment?
Complete the following steps to claim Carer Payment. Before you start, check if you can get it.
Carer Payment – guide to claim
We’ll guide you through the claim process.
Before you start your claim for Carer Payment, check if you’re eligible.
1. Setting up online accounts:
Create a myGov account : https://login.my.gov.au/LoginServices/main/login?execution=e2s1
Link Centrelink
How you link Centrelink will depend on if you’ve claimed a payment from us before.
If you’ve claimed a payment before:
If you’ve claimed a payment before, you can use your Centrelink Customer Reference Number (CRN) to link Centrelink to myGov.
If you don’t know your CRN, you’ll need to prove your identity online, using myGov. Following the same instructions for ‘If you haven’t claimed a payment before’.
If you haven’t claimed a payment before:
If you haven’t claimed a payment from us before, you’ll need to prove your identity online using myGov.
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2. Prove your identity:
You need to prove your identity before you claim a payment or service.
If you want to claim a payment or concession, you need a Centrelink Customer Reference Number (CRN). You can get a CRN by proving who you are with us, either:
** online
** over the phone
** in person at a service centre.
If you’re having difficulties getting documents to prove your identity, you can contact us for help.
3. Supporting documents:
When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.
| Documents | Details |
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| Financial | You’ll need your tax file number (TFN). If you don’t have a TFN, you can apply to get one free on the ATO website.
You may need to give details of any financial assets. Listed below are documents you may need to complete your claim:
If you have a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) or a Small APRA fund (SAF), you’ll need to give us the latest annual member statement and the latest annual financial return for the fund. |
| Relationships | You may need to tell us your:
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| Residence details if you’ve lived outside Australia | You may need to tell us your:
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| Employment or work | If you’ve lost your job, you may need to give us an employment separation certificate and payslips.
You may also need to tell us about any income you’re paid from:
You may be able to get some documents through your ATO online account. Read more about what you can do in your ATO online account, on the ATO website. |
| Study | We may ask you to give us or confirm your:
If we ask you for proof of enrolment, we’ll need you to provide documents that:
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| Medical | You may need to give us your:
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4. Other forms you may need to complete
5. Someone to deal with us on your behalf
Who can get Australia Carer Payment?
Both the carer and the person they are providing care for need to be eligible.
To check if you’re eligible read the rules that apply to your situation:
** rules for carers
** rules for an adult getting care – 16 or older
** rules for a child younger than 16 getting care.
The carer and the care receiver must both meet:
** residence rules
** income and assets tests.
We use medical reports to verify care needs. Health Professionals who treat the person you are providing care for must complete these. In some cases we may use an existing medical report. To find out if you need a new medical report either:
** call the Disability, sickness and carers line
** visit a service centre.
If you’ve recently arrived in Australia you may need to wait to get this payment.
How much you can get Australia Carer Payment?
There are different rates of Carer Payment for single and partnered people.
| Pension rates per fortnight | Single | Couple each | Couple combined | Couple each separated due to ill health |
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| Maximum basic rate | $900.80 | $679.00 | $1,358 | $900.80 |
| Maximum Pension Supplement | $72.70 | $54.80 | $109.60 | $72.70 |
| Energy Supplement | $14.10 | $10.60 | $21.20 | $14.10 |
| TOTAL | $987.60 | $744.40 | $1,488.80 | $987.60 |