Carers Payment/Allowance

[briggsy's girl]

just about to PM you hun

[Bridg]

I get my payments on the 14th July. One is $1000 and the other is $600

[~Raven~]

I received my carers allowance supplement on the 7th with the regular payment. I know of someone who got it the week before. Hopefully you have yours now

[Inanna]

Thanks Raven I am due to get mine this Thursday... It's actually worked out okay as Immy's big assessment has been changed until later this month so that's all good. Thanks for asking though - money is so tight & tough right now I was feeling stressed!

[Lulu]

I get mine next week too - I didn't think I would because he was granted in March and I nearly cried when the guy told me. Just gotta hang in there for another week!

[briggsy's girl]

as long as you qualify on the date that it is granted (either june 30 or july 1 - can't recall - i think july 1) you get it - no matter when it was granted

for once it's something that looks at the future, not pro rated backwards!

[Nelle]

Can i just ask you chicks in the know, the difference between the carer's allowance and carer's payment? I have the forms here and think I've moved from bewildered to numb...

[Astrolady]

as long as you qualify on the date that it is granted (either june 30 or july 1 - can't recall - i think july 1) you get it - no matter when it was granted

for once it's something that looks at the future, not pro rated backwards!

Yes I realised that last year. Ashton was only the intent to claim. Did that about a week before the financial year ended, and when we were accepted to get the carers allowance we got the supplement as well. Was fully not expecting it being on the intent to claim list at that stage.