Domestic Purposes Benefit: Care of Sick or Infirm - Guide for medical practitioners
Guide for medical practitioners
Purpose of this guide
Work and Income relies on medical practitioners to indicate the level of care and attention a person needs to enable them to remain at home. Work and Income uses this information to help determine a carer’s or potential carer’s eligibility for financial assistance.
This booklet provides a guide to completing the medical certificate and contains scenarios that illustrate when the carer may or may not be eligible for this assistance. It explains the questions we ask on the certificate and how your responses will help Work and Income determine eligibility.
