Carer payment is available to those who provide constant for a person who has a physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disability. Note that many of the arguments relate to the individual who receives the care (indicated by not starting with 'carer_'). Payment is made to the carer and not to the person receiving the care.
carer_payment(Date = NULL, fy.year = NULL, carer_fortnightly_income = 0, carer_annual_income = carer_fortnightly_income * 26, carer_has_partner = FALSE, carer_n_dependants = 0L, carer_partner_fortnightly_income = 0, carer_partner_annual_income = carer_partner_fortnightly_income * 26, carer_assets_value = 0, carer_is_home_owner = FALSE, carer_illness_separated_couple = FALSE, dclad_eligible = FALSE, high_adat = FALSE, living_at_home = TRUE, receiving_other_payment = FALSE, care_receiver_fortnightly_income = 0, care_receiver_annual_income = care_receiver_fortnightly_income * 26, care_receiver_asset_value = 0, partner_fortnightly_income = 0, partner_annual_income = partner_fortnightly_income * 26, partner_asset_value = 0, children_fortnightly_income = 0, children_annual_income = children_fortnightly_income * 26, children_asset_value = 0, parents_fortnightly_income = 0, parents_annual_income = parents_fortnightly_income * 26, parents_asset_value = 0)
| Date, fy.year | The financial year. Currently only 2015-16 is supported (the most recent survey of income and housing results). |
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| carer_fortnightly_income, carer_annual_income | Carer's income for means-testing purposes. Provide one but not both. |
| carer_has_partner | (logical, default: |
| carer_n_dependants | How many dependants does the carer have? Default is zero. |
| carer_partner_fortnightly_income, carer_partner_annual_income | The carer's partner's income. |
| carer_assets_value | Total value of carer's household assets. |
| carer_is_home_owner | (logical, default: |
| carer_illness_separated_couple | Is the couple separated by illness? (Affects the assets test.) |
| dclad_eligible | Is the person receiving care a DCLAD (Disability Care Load Assessment) qualifying child as defined in http://guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/1/1/q/17 ? |
| high_adat | Does the person receiving care have a high ADAT (Adult Disability Assessment Tool) score as defined in http://guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/1/1/a/78 ? |
| living_at_home | Does the person receiving care live at home with their parents? |
| receiving_other_payment | Is the care receiver receiving other social security payments? |
| care_receiver_fortnightly_income | Care receiver's fortnightly income |
| care_receiver_annual_income | Care receiver's annual income |
| care_receiver_asset_value | Care receiver's asset value |
| partner_fortnightly_income | Care receiver's partner's fortnightly income |
| partner_annual_income | Care receiver's partner's annual income |
| partner_asset_value | Care receiver's partner's asset value |
| children_fortnightly_income | Care receiver's children's fortnightly income |
| children_annual_income | Care receiver's children's annual income |
| children_asset_value | Care receiver's children's asset value |
| parents_fortnightly_income | Care receiver's parents' fortnightly income |
| parents_annual_income | Care receiver's parents' annual income |
| parents_asset_value | Care receiver's parents' asset value |