CAPS is an Australian Government program. It provides a payment to eligible people, to help with some of the costs of buying continence products.

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement

If you have medical equipment or medically require heating or cooling in your home, then you may be eligible for a yearly payment to help with energy costs.

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement

The Energy Supplement assists pensioners, income support recipients and Seniors Health Card holders with financial support to pay for household energy expenses.
There is no application process for the supplement, if you are eligible, Centrelink will include it with your regular pension.

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement

The Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme (TTSS) supports NSW residents who are unable to use public transport because of a severe and permanent disability.

If you’re eligible, you could receive a subsidy of 50% of a taxi fare, up to a maximum subsidy of $60, and only pay the remaining fare. This includes travel in wheelchair-accessible taxis.

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement

TSS pays half the value of a member’s taxi fare, up to a maximum fare of $60. There is no limit on the number of taxi journeys a member may take to attract the subsidy. The subsidy is paid to taxi drivers—members have no additional costs.

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement

People with permanent and severe disabilities that limit their ability to use public transport may apply for subsidised taxi fares:

-75 per cent subsidy for people who are permanently dependent upon a wheelchair for mobility (maximum subsidy of $30 per trip)
-50 per cent subsidy for people who are not permanently dependent upon a wheelchair for mobility (maximum subsidy of $20 per trip)

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement

Each Eligible Person will be approved to receive one of two categories of subsidy entitlement, depending on their conditions and disabilities: 1. Standard Subsidy or 2. Wheelchair Subsidy. Must have Mobility, Visibility or Cognitive disabilities

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement

This supplement is for providers of Home Care Packages and residential aged care.

Care recipients who have a long-term medical need for continuous oxygen are eligible for this supplement.

The supplement is not payable for an emergency or for short-term illnesses, such as bronchitis.

The residential or home care provider must have hired, have borrowed or own the equipment used to provide the oxygen.

You will need a certificate from either a medical practitioner (a doctor) or a nurse practitioner stating the care recipient’s:

-oxygen requirements
-continual need for the administration of oxygen.

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement

This supplement helps with the cost of caring for people with moderate to severe cognitive impairment from dementia or other conditions.

• Asset Test
• Income Test
• Residency Tests
• Other Requirement