SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 197A Overview--circumstances in which person is qualified for carer payment

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 197A

  (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.