Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carer payments

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Carer payments

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and you care for someone, you may be able to get:

carer payments
young carer payments
family payments
other payments available for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people (listed here)

This is a fortnightly payment if you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who doesn’t get other government help.

You might be able to get this payment if you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person who is studying or doing an apprenticeship.

This is a payment to help with the extra study costs for your children.

You might be able to get this payment if your children can’t go to a state or public school because they:

This is a yearly payment to help you move to, or from, a remote or regional area to study.

You might be able to get this payment if you get ABSTUDY, Youth Allowance or Energy Supplement and need to move for higher education study.

This is a loan you can get up to twice a year to help you with the costs of study.

You might be able to get this payment if you get ABSTUDY, Austudy, Youth Allowance or Living Allowance.