primary · Services Australia
Per eligible person per fortnight
$162.60 / fortnight
From 2026-01-01
Indexed 1 January. Payments guide 1 Jul 2026 edition.
I provide daily care · Services Australia
Carer Allowance
Supplementary payment for daily care. Not an income-support pension. Income test (high threshold), no assets test. Can be paid with Carer Payment.
$162.60 / fortnight
Hover the amount for four other currencies (live rate).
Who it is for
People providing daily care to someone with a disability or medical condition who meets the care-receiver test.
A small state supplement. It is not Carer Payment and not private income protection.
Conditions
- Care
- Daily care of an eligible care receiver.
- Income
- Combined adjusted taxable income under $250,000. No assets test.
Primary source first. A disputed or stale figure stays visible. Hover a rand or dollar figure for four other currencies. W weekly · F fortnightly · M monthly · A annually.
Cross-checks
- note Services Australia payment pages Some advice sites still quote $157.40 or $159.30. The July 2026 government booklet lists $162.60. Prefer the booklet / live page.
How to apply
Services Australia. Medical report. Can be paid for each eligible child and up to two eligible adults.
Methodology
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Maximum rates from Services Australia. Pensions and most allowances index on 20 March and 20 September. FTB indexes 1 July. Income and assets tests can pay less than the maximum. Current Compass figures are overlaid from the 1 July–19 September 2026 payments guide (co029-2607). Change this row in Core AU and the Compass follows.
- Read the live Services Australia page for that payment.
- Cross-check A guide to Australian Government payments for the current quarter (Core AU job payments_guide_quarterly).
- Do not treat a September-preview blog figure as in force before indexation day.