Funding Schemes
Help is available to cover some of the costs of buying your essential healthcare products. There are national and state-based funding schemes provided by the Australian government, all tailored with specific eligibility criteria and funding allocations. Any Australian citizen who meets the eligibility requirements can apply and may even be eligible to seek support through multiple schemes.
To find out what support is available, where do you live?
Funding Schemes in Victoria
State-wide Equipment Program
(SWEP)
Eligibility :
Must be a Victorian resident living at home with a long-term disability or are frail aged.
Type of Support :
Subsidised equipment, modifications and aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
Transport Accident Commission
(TAC)
Eligibility :
Any person injured, or dependants of a person who dies as a result of a transport accident in Victoria or interstate involving a Victorian registered vehicle.
Type of Support :
Help to pay for treatment and support from a transport accident injury.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
(CAPS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen, 5 years or older with permanent or severe incontinence.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$676.50 per year for adults.
DVA Rehabilitation Appliances Program
(DVA RAP)
Eligibility :
Must be a veteran, war widowed partner or dependent.
Type of Support :
Supply of equipment, modifications and some continence aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
My Aged Care
(Home Care Packages)
Eligibility :
Must be 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) and assessed on factors such as any change in your health.
Type of Support :
Help to remain safely in your own home including continence products and services.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen aged between 9 and 65 with a permanent impairment.
Type of Support :
Supports and services related to a participant’s disability, based on individual needs.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme
(NEBDS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen clinically diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Type of Support :
Subsidised wound dressings, bandages and ancillary products.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
 Funding Schemes in New South Wales
Insurance and Care NSW
(icare)
Eligibility :
Primarily any person seriously injured at work or on the roads in NSW.
Type of Support :
Workers compensation insurance.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstance.
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
(CAPS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen, 5 years or older with permanent or severe incontinence.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$676.50 per year for adults
DVA Rehabilitation Appliances Program
(DVA RAP)
Eligibility :
Must be a veteran, war widowed partner or dependent.
Type of Support :
Supply of equipment, modifications and some continence aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
My Aged Care
(Home Care Packages)
Eligibility :
Must be 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) and assessed on factors such as any change in your health.
Type of Support :
Help to remain safely in your own home including continence products and services.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen aged between 9 and 65 with a permanent impairment.
Type of Support :
Supports and services related to a participant’s disability, based on individual needs.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme
(NEBDS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen clinically diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Type of Support :
Subsidised wound dressings, bandages and ancillary products.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
EnableNSW
Eligibility :
Must be a resident, asylum seeker, refugee or humanitarian visa holder in NSW with specific, short term or ongoing health needs and already receiving CAPS funding.
Type of Support :
Equipment, aids, appliances, and services to help with chronic health conditions and disability.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
Funding Schemes in Queensland
Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme
(MASS)
Eligibility :
Must be a permanent Queensland resident with a permanent and stablised condition or disability, hold a pensioner concession card, health care card or QLD Govt Senior Card.
Type of Support :
Subsidised medical aids and equipment.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
(CAPS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen, 5 years or older with permanent or severe incontinence.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$676.50 per year for adults
DVA Rehabilitation Appliances Program
(DVA RAP)
Eligibility :
Must be a veteran, war widowed partner or dependent.
Type of Support :
Supply of equipment, modifications and some continence aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
My Aged Care
(Home Care Packages)
Eligibility :
Must be 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) and assessed on factors such as any change in your health.
Type of Support :
Help to remain safely in your own home including continence products and services.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen aged between 9 and 65 with a permanent impairment.
Type of Support :
Supports and services related to a participant’s disability, based on individual needs.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme
(NEBDS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen clinically diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Type of Support :
Subsidised wound dressings, bandages and ancillary products.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
Funding Schemes in Western Australia
Continence Management and Support Scheme
(CMASS)
Eligibility :
Must be a West Australian resident, 16 years or older with a defined chronic or intractable continence condition.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$490 per year for adults
Incontinence Pad Scheme Children Product Subsidy
(IPS)
Eligibility :
Must be a West Australian resident, 3 and 15 years of age with a disability and continence issues related to disability.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$490 per year for children
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
(CAPS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen, 5 years or older with permanent or severe incontinence.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$676.50 per year for adults
DVA Rehabilitation Appliances Program
(DVA RAP)
Eligibility :
Must be a veteran, war widowed partner or dependent.
Type of Support :
Supply of equipment, modifications and some continence aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
My Aged Care
(Home Care Packages)
Eligibility :
Must be 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) and assessed on factors such as any change in your health
Type of Support :
Help to remain safely in your own home including continence products and services.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme
(NEBDS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen clinically diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Type of Support :
Subsidised wound dressings, bandages and ancillary products.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
Funding Schemes in Tasmania
Medical aids and equipment
(TasEquip)
Eligibility :
Must be a Tasmanian resident in financial need, receiving Centrelink benefits.
Type of Support :
Loan of basic health related equipment for $50 per year
Maximum Payment :
Funding caps for new equipment purchases apply
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
(CAPS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen, 5 years or older with permanent or severe incontinence.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$676.50 per year for adults.
DVA Rehabilitation Appliances Program
(DVA RAP)
Eligibility :
Must be a veteran, war widowed partner or dependent.
Type of Support :
Supply of equipment, modifications and some continence aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
My Aged Care
(Home Care Packages)
Eligibility :
Must be 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) and assessed on factors such as any change in your health.
Type of Support :
Help to remain safely in your own home including continence products and services.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen aged between 9 and 65 with a permanent impairment.
Type of Support :
Supports and services related to a participant’s disability, based on individual needs.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme
(NEBDS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen clinically diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Type of Support :
Subsidised wound dressings, bandages and ancillary products.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
Funding Schemes in South Australia
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
(CAPS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen, 5 years or older with permanent or severe incontinence.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$676.50 per year for adults
DVA Rehabilitation Appliances Program
(DVA RAP)
Eligibility :
Must be a veteran, war widowed partner or dependent.
Type of Support :
Supply of equipment, modifications and some continence aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
My Aged Care
(Home Care Packages)
Eligibility :
Must be 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) and assessed on factors such as any change in your health.
Type of Support :
Help to remain safely in your own home including continence products and services.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen aged between 9 and 65 with a permanent impairment.
Type of Support :
Supports and services related to a participant’s disability, based on individual needs.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme
(NEBDS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen clinically diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Type of Support :
Subsidised wound dressings, bandages and ancillary products.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
Funding Schemes in Australian Capital Territory
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
(CAPS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen, 5 years or older with permanent or severe incontinence.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$676.50 per year for adults
DVA Rehabilitation Appliances Program
(DVA RAP)
Eligibility :
Must be a veteran, war widowed partner or dependent.
Type of Support :
Supply of equipment, modifications and some continence aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
My Aged Care
(Home Care Packages)
Eligibility :
Must be 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) and assessed on factors such as any change in your health.
Type of Support :
Help to remain safely in your own home including continence products and services.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen aged between 9 and 65 with a permanent impairment.
Type of Support :
Supports and services related to a participant’s disability, based on individual needs.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme
(NEBDS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen clinically diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Type of Support :
Subsidised wound dressings, bandages and ancillary products.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
Funding Schemes in Northern Territory
Continence Aids Payment Scheme
(CAPS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen, 5 years or older with permanent or severe incontinence.
Type of Support :
Help with costs of buying continence products.
Maximum Payment :
$676.50 per year for adults
DVA Rehabilitation Appliances Program
(DVA RAP)
Eligibility :
Must be a veteran, war widowed partner or dependent.
Type of Support :
Supply of equipment, modifications and some continence aids.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
My Aged Care
(Home Care Packages)
Eligibility :
Must be 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) and assessed on factors such as any change in your health.
Type of Support :
Help to remain safely in your own home including continence products and services.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances
National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen aged between 9 and 65 with a permanent impairment.
Type of Support :
Supports and services related to a participant’s disability, based on individual needs.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Dressing Scheme
(NEBDS)
Eligibility :
Must be an Australian citizen clinically diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Type of Support :
Subsidised wound dressings, bandages and ancillary products.
Maximum Payment :
Varies depending on individual circumstances.