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Carers getting Child Support income

Child Support payments carer's get may be chargeable as income.

This depends on the type of benefit the carer is getting, the type of child support arrangement in place, and the type of payment.

A carer is a person who is the principal provider of ongoing daily care for a child, or someone who shares the ongoing care of a child substantially equally with another person (for at least 40% of the time).

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