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title: "Carer Gateway, Australia-wide · unclaimd"
description: "A free Australian Government service with counselling, respite and other support for unpaid carers. Free services. Check the conditions and apply on carergateway.gov.au."
url: "https://unclaimd.org/support/national-carer-gateway/"
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# Carer Gateway

A free Australian Government service with counselling, respite and other support for unpaid carers.

- Support available: Free services
- Type of support: Free service

[Visit official site](https://www.carergateway.gov.au/)

Opens carergateway.gov.au, the official site.

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## What you need to check

It offers counselling, coaching, online skills courses, peer support, planned and emergency respite, support packages and help to plan ahead. Your age, income and citizenship do not change who can use it. Local providers decide what support you get, so call to check.

This is a short summary. Other rules may apply, like income or where you live. Check the full rules with the agency that runs it.

## About this source

We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.

Our automatic check only sees whether the page is there or has changed. It is not a check of the rules.

## How to apply

Call Carer Gateway on 1800 422 737 (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm) and choose option 1 to reach your local provider.

[Visit official site](https://www.carergateway.gov.au/)

www.carergateway.gov.au

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