The Australian Government provides a range of payments through Centrelink which may be available to people with cancer and their carers.
These include:
- Age Pension
- Carer Payment and Carer Allowance
- Disability Support Pension
- JobSeeker Payment
- Rent Assistance
- Bereavement Payment.
You may also be eligible for Rent Assistance, the Pensioner Concession Card or the Health Care Card, which can help reduce your medical and other expenses.
Centrelink benefits may depend on your income and assets or have other eligibility requirements. To check if you are eligible, and for information about how to apply, visit Services Australia or ask your social worker.
You can claim payments online through myGov (visit my.gov.au to set up an account). Visit Services Australia and search for the payment and service finder to see what payments you may be able to get.
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HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Sydney, NSW; Leigh Aitken, Consumer; Mary Bairstow, Senior Social Worker, Cancer Centre, Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA; Lynette Brailey, Team Leader Financial Counselling, Cancer Council NSW; Corinne Jones and Siew Tan, Financial Counsellors, Cancer Council VIC; Penny Jacomos, Social Worker, Asbestos Diseases Society of South Australia, SA; Dr Deme Karikios, Head of Department – Medical Oncology, Nepean Cancer and Wellness Centre, Nepean Hospital, NSW; Valerie Parsons, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Viridian Financial Group, Melbourne, VIC.
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