Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:992x
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 992X
Character Range: 1175450–1176625

992X  Carer supplement

Qualifying for carer supplement
 (1) A person (the qualified person) is qualified for carer supplement for a year if the person was or is paid an instalment (the qualifying instalment) of carer allowance, carer payment or carer service pension in respect of a period that includes 1 July in the year.
Note: There may be more than one qualifying instalment for carer supplement for a year. For example, if a person is paid both an instalment of carer allowance and an instalment of carer payment in respect of a period including 1 July in the year, both instalments are qualifying instalments for carer supplement for the year for the person.

Amount of carer supplement
 (2) The amount of carer supplement for the qualified person for the year is the total worked out in accordance with the table (taking account of every relevant item of the table):

Amount of carer supplement
Item                        If:                                                                                                                                                                                                               Include this amount in the total: