Section 954 — Social Security Act 1991: Qualification for carer allowance—caring for a disabled adult in a private home of both the adult and the carer

(1) A person is qualified for carer allowance for a disabled adult (the care receiver) if: (a) the care receiver is an Australian resident; and (b) the care receiver is a family member of the person or is a person approved in writing by the Secretary for the purposes of this paragraph; and (c) the care receiver has been assessed and rated under the Adult Disability Assessment Tool and given a score under that assessment tool of at least 30, being a score calculated on the basis of a professional questionnaire score of at least 12; 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 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 (f) the person is an Australian resident; and (g) the person satisfies the carer allowance income test under section 957A. Note 1: For family member see subsection 23(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. Disabled adult does not qualify for carer allowance for another disabled adult (2) If a person is qualified for carer allowance for a disabled adult, the disabled adult is not able to qualify for carer allowance for another disabled adult. Person cannot qualify for more than 2 carer allowances (3) A person may qualify for carer allowance under this section and/or section 954A for 2, but no more than 2, disabled adults.