Carers

• Programs
• Payments
• Funding
• Carer Publications
• Agencies

Programs and services

Future planning

• Special Disability Trusts
  Information and guidance on a special form of trust providing for the needs of a family member with severe disability, which has social security benefits for the beneficiary and eligible contributors. This page also includes a model trust deed and information on the beneficiary assessment process.

• Family mediation and counselling
  Information on counselling and mediation services for families considering arrangements for the current or future care of a family member with disability.

• Information package
  Booklets, speakers kit and Special Disability Trust information for families planning for the future of a family member with disability.

• Other sources of support
  Information and contact details for other organisations that provide useful sources of support for families considering options for the future care of a person with disability.

Respite

• Mental health respite
  Flexible respite options for carers of people with severe mental illness/psychiatric disability and carers of people with intellectual disability.

• Young Carers Respite and Information Services
  Respite and information services for young carers up to 25 years of age.

• Respite for older carers of children with disability
  A program giving older parent carers additional respite support to help them continue caring at home.

• Respite support for carers of young people with a severe or profound disability
  Immediate and short-term respite for carers of young people with a severe or profound disability.

Support services

• MyTime peer support groups for parents of young children with disability
  An Australia-wide network of peer support groups for parents and carers of young children with disability or a chronic medical condition.