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Eligibility for Carer Payment (CP) when a care receiver is aged under 16 009-04030010

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Definitions

Social Security Guide, 1.2.5.20, Carer Payment (CP) - Description

Social Security Guide, 1.1.C.20, Care receiver (CP)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.C.40, Carer (CP) (CA)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.C.310, Constant care (CP)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.C.340, Continuous personal care (CP)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.C.361, CP (child)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.P.230, Permanently or for an extended period (CP, CA)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.T.86, Terminal illness (CA) (CP)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.T.190, Two or more children with disabilities (CP (child))

Qualifications

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4, CP - Qualification & Payability

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.32, Qualification for CP (child) - Child with a Severe Disability or Severe Medical Condition

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.33, Qualification for CP (child) - Child who has a Terminal Condition

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.34, Qualification for CP (child) - Transition (Turning 16 Years of Age) from CP (Child) to CP (Adult)

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.35, Qualification for CP (child) - Combined Care

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.36, Qualification for CP (care receiver aged under 16 years) - Multiple Care

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.37, Qualification for CP (child) - Exchanged Care

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.38, Qualification for CP (child) - Short Term or Episodic Care

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.10, Qualification for CP

  • Section 3.6.4.10 (above) provides information about:
    • Qualification criteria
    • Working credit participants
    • Care for shorter periods
    • Sharing of care responsibilities and dual care situations
    • More than one carer - child with severe disability or severe medical condition
    • More than one carer - adult with a disability
    • Income and assets testing
    • Residence
    • Proper claim
    • Comparable foreign payment

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.20, Testing Qualification for CP

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.55, Qualification for CP for ex WP recipients

Payability and rates

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.90, Payability of CP

Social Security Guide, 5.1.5.20, CP - Current Rates

Assessments

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.100, Assessment of CP Claim - Medical Information

Social Security Guide, 3.6.4.110, Assessment of CP Claim - Other Factors

Legislation

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Definitions

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 197, Definitions

Qualifications

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 197A, Overview - circumstances in which person is qualified for carer payment
  • section 198, Qualification - disabled adult or disabled adult and dependent child
  • section 198AD, Qualification - wife pension and carer allowance recipient

Income and assets

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 198A, Income test
  • section 198D, Assets test

Rates

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 210, How to work out a person's carer payment rate