Aged Care Fees Income Assessment Request - Australian Department Of Human Services Page 6
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26Contact person
Nominating a contact
Nominating a person to deal with Centrelink or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on your
person
behalf.
• You can authorise someone to deal with Centrelink or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on
your behalf.
• This arrangement is voluntary. You or your contact person can cancel or change this
arrangement at any time.
• Both you and your contact person must read and sign the relevant statements in the Aged Care
Fees Income Assessment form (SA456).
• If you cannot complete this section you can get someone who is your legal guardian or who
holds your power of attorney to complete and sign this section. If there is no legal guardian or
someone with a power of attorney, the signature of an appropriate responsible person must be
obtained, for example, a treating medical officer.
For more information about contact person arrangements, call the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
on 133 254 or Centrelink on 1800 227 475.
Changes you should tell us about
You should tell us if:
• you marry; are in or commence an opposite‑sex or same‑sex registered or de facto
relationship, reconcile with a former partner, start living with someone as their partner, or
• you separate from your partner, or
• your partner dies, or
• your (or your partner’s) financial circumstances change, or
• a dependent child or student either enters or leaves your care.
This is because changes such as these may affect your income assessment and the aged
care fees you pay. To advise us of changes, call the Department of Human Services on
Freecall™ 1800 227 475 or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on 133 254.
If you are suffering
If you are having trouble meeting your care costs or experience financial hardship, you may be
from financial
eligible for financial hardship assistance. For more information, go to
hardship
humanservices.gov.au/agedcare or call us on Freecall™ 1800 227 475 or visit one of our
service centres.
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