Annual Child Disability Assistance Payment (CDAP) 009-07030000

Example

Description

1

CA (child) for one care receiver

The carer is paid $1,000 with their first regular CA payment from 1 July.

2

CA (child) for 2 care receivers

The carer is paid $2,000 with their first regular CA payment from 1 July.

If a carer receives a part rate of CA (for a child) in the fortnight including 1 July because the child care receiver is attending Education, Training or Treatment (ETT), provided they are not in a shared care arrangement, the amount of the annual payment for carers will be at the full rate.

In these cases the annual payment is not paid on a pro rata basis.

3

CA (child) shared care. Carer receiving 100% CA payment

The carer is paid $1000 with their first regular CA payment from 1 July.

4

CA (child) shared care. Two carers are receiving CA (child)

The carer is paid a percentage of the $1000 CDAP with their first regular CA payment from 1 July.

For example, Carer 1 has 70% care and receives 70% payment of CA (child) and carer 2 has 30% care and receives 30% payment CA (child).

• Carer 1 will receive $700 CDAP with their first regular CA payment from 1 July
• Carer 2 will received $300 CDAP with their first regular CA payment from 1 July

5

CA (child) new claims lodged prior to 1 July

Carers who subsequently become eligible for payment of CA (child) under grant or review for 1 July, will be eligible for the payment.

For example, a carer lodges a CA (child) caring for on 29 June. The claim is assessed and the carer is granted on 1 August with a start day of 29 June. The carer is eligible to receive the annual $1,000 Child Disability Assistance Payment in respect of CA (child) as they were in receipt of a qualifying payment on 1 July of that year. Eligibility for future years will be determined by carers receiving an instalment of one of the qualifying payments for a period that includes 1 July of each year.