Reproduced from Centrelink's "A Guide to Australian Government Payments 1 January - 19 March 2012"

Basic Conditions of Eligibility
Residence Requirements
Basic Rates
Assets Test
Income Test

Basic Conditions of Eligibility

• Carer Supplement is an annual, non-indexed, lump sum payment paid every July to recipients of:
  • Carer Allowance
  • Carer Payment
  • Wife Pension with Carer Allowance
  • DVA Carer Service Pension
  • DVA Partner Service Pension with Carer Allowance
    

Residence Requirements

• Claimant and care receiver must be Australian residents.

Basic Rates

• Up to $600 Carer Supplement will be paid to recipients of Carer Allowance for each person being cared for. An additional $600 Carer Supplement will also be paid where a recipient is also in receipt of one of the above Centrelink or Service Pensions. This means some carers will qualify for two or more Carer Supplement payments.

Income Test

• No income test.

Assets Test

• No assets test.

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