Young carer payments

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Carer payments

If you are aged 25 or under and care for someone, you may be a young carer. Young carers may be able to get:

This is a fortnightly payment to help if you are studying or doing an apprenticeship full-time, or looking for work.

You might be able to get this payment if you are:

16 to 21 and looking for full-time work
18 to 24 and studying full-time
16 or 17, have completed Year 12 or equivalent, or you are undertaking full-time secondary study and need to live away from home in order to study, or are considered independent for the Youth Allowance
16 to 24 and doing an apprenticeship full-time

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 Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY, Austudy or Living Allowance.

This is financial help to reduce your need to have a part-time job if you are studying or training and taking care of someone.

You might be able to get this payment if you are aged 12–25 years or under, in high school, or at university or TAFE.