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Employment assistance for carers in receipt of Carer Payment and/or Carer Allowance 009-01020000



Employment assistance for carers

This table outlines the types of employment assistance that CP and CA customers may be eligible for.

Employment assistance services

Carer Payment

Carer Allowance

Fully Eligible Participants (FEP)

N

N

Volunteer Job Seekers

Y

Y

Self-Employment Assistance

Y

N

Disability Employment Services (DES)

Y

Y pending in receipt of an income support payment.

Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) (transition to work)

Y

N

Community Development Program (CDP)

Y

Y

External websites

Workforce Australia

The Community Development Program (CDP)

Community Development Program (CDP)

Self-Employment Assistance

Carer Gateway