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

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

A client or 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.

Note you should consider whether the client or partner should transfer to Supported Living Payment on ground of caring for a person.

The client or partner must provide proof from a health practitioner:

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

This exemption can be granted for up to 12 months.

This exemption should then be reviewed. At the review you should discuss the client's circumstances and consider whether it is appropriate to extend the exemption for a further period. You can ask the client to provide proof that the exemption should be extended.