Section 197A — Social Security Act 1991: Overview—circumstances in which person is qualified for carer payment

(1) The following sections set out the circumstances in which a person is qualified for a carer payment: (a) section 197B (child with a severe disability or severe medical condition); (b) section 197C (2 or more children each with a disability or medical condition); (c) section 197D (disabled adult and one or more children each with a disability or medical condition); (d) section 197E (child who has a terminal condition); (e) section 197F (exchanged care of children); (f) section 197G (short term or episodic care of children); (g) section 197H (extension of short term or episodic care of children); (h) section 198 (disabled adult, or disabled adult and dependent child); (i) section 198AA (hospitalisation); (j) section 198AD (wife pension and carer allowance recipient). (2) In addition, sections 198AB and 198AC allow a person to continue to qualify for a carer payment in certain short-term circumstances.