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Caring full-time for person with health condition, injury or disability

This exemption may apply to partners with work or work preparation obligations.

A partner may be caring for a person who has a health condition, injury or a disability and who needs to be cared for on a full-time basis.

This can be a full exemption.

MSD should also consider the partner's eligibility to Supported Living Payment on the ground of caring for a person if the person they are caring for is not their partner.

Evidence

The partner must provide evidence. This should be either a medical certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, or other relevant medical assessments that prove:

  • the person needs the client's full-time care
  • without that care the person would need hospital care or care of an equivalent kind and
  • the length of time the person will need that care

Note a psychologist cannot complete a medical certificate for the person who is being cared for when assessing a client';s eligibility to Supported Living Payment (caring for a person).

Duration

This exemption can be granted for up to 12 months or the length of time they are providing care.

This exemption should then be reviewed.

At the review MSD should consider the client's circumstances and whether it is appropriate to extend the exemption. MSD can ask the client to provide evidence that the exemption should be extended.

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Exemption from work-preparation obligations regulation 100 Social Security Regulations 2018
  • Exemption from work-test obligations: work-tested spouses or partners regulation 102 Social Security Regulations 2018
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