Section 953 — Social Security Act 1991: Qualification for carer allowance—caring for either 1 or 2 disabled children

Single child (1) A person is qualified for carer allowance for a disabled child (the care receiver) if: (a) the care receiver is a dependent child (disregarding subsection 5(3)) of the person; and (b) the care receiver is an Australian resident; and (d) because of the disability from which the care receiver is suffering, the care receiver receives care and attention on a daily basis from: (i) if the person is a member of a couple—the person, the person’s partner or the person together with another person (whether or not the person’s partner); or (ii) if the person is not a member of a couple—the person or the person together with another person; in a private home that is the residence of the person and the care receiver; and (e) either of the following applies: (i) the disability from which the care receiver is suffering is declared, under subsection 38E(3), to be a recognised disability for the purposes of this section; (ii) the person has been given a qualifying rating of intense under the Disability Care Load Assessment (Child) Determination for caring for the care receiver; and (f) the person is an Australian resident; and (g) the person satisfies the carer allowance income test under section 957A. 2 children (2) A person is qualified for carer allowance for 2 disabled children (the care receivers) if: (a) each care receiver is a dependent child (disregarding subsection 5(3)) of the person; and (b) each care receiver is an Australian resident; and (d) because of the disability from which each care receiver is suffering, each care receiver receives care and attention on a daily basis from: (i) if the person is a member of a couple—the person, the person’s partner or the person together with another person (whether or not the person’s partner); or (ii) if the person is not a member of a couple—the person or the person together with another person; in a private home that is the residence of the person and each care receiver; and (e) the person has been given a qualifying rating of intense under the Disability Care Load Assessment (Child) Determination for caring for the care receivers; and (f) the person is an Australian resident; and (g) the person satisfies the carer allowance income test under section 957A. Note 1: For Australian resident see section 7. Note 2: For qualification for carer allowance in circumstances of hospitalisation, see section 955. Note 4: For the effect of temporary cessation of care and attention on carer allowance, see section 957. Note 5: For the effect of 2 people being qualified for carer allowance, see sections 964 and 965.