Living arrangements

Child Disability Allowance is paid to assist people who prefer to provide care at home for their seriously disabled child. However it can also be paid for children living in residential homes or hostels as it is recognised that caregivers in this position are often faced with additional costs.

Child Disability Allowance can be paid for children who are in:

• the caregiver's home or
• a home or hostel run by a voluntary organisation where the child returns home for weekends or school holidays and where the client has to pay towards the child's care