Carer Supplement

Paid yearly if you care for a person with a disability or serious illness and receive certain payments.

What is it?

Paid yearly if you care for a person with a disability or serious illness and receive certain payments.

Eligibility

You can receive the Carer Supplement if you receive:

Carer Allowance
Carer Payment
Wife Pension and Carer Allowance
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Partner Service Pension and Carer Allowance
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Carer Service Pension

You cannot obtain the Carer Supplement if:

You only have a Carer Allowance Health Care Card. You must get a payment to be eligible.

Note: *You don’t need to apply for the Carer Supplement. Centrelink automatically pays you if you’re eligible. You will get the Carer Supplement each year for as long as you remain eligible.

Payment rates

The supplement is a fixed rate of $600 each year for each eligible payment. You’ll get this amount on top of your regular payment.

Further Information

https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/carer-supplement