The Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) is an Australian Government Scheme to financially assist eligible people who have permanent and severe incontinence to meet some of the costs of incontinence management products.
CAPS gives you greater choice and flexibility in how you purchase your products from a supplier of your choice.
Click here if you would like to nominate Independence Australia as your CAPS supplier.
An Australian citizen or a permanent Australian resident, aged 5 years or older experiencing one of the following:
CAPS clients receive up to $596.60 which will be indexed annually. You can choose one full payment in July, or two half payments in July and January each year.
For over 30 years, Independence Australia has been helping men and women manage incontinence discreetly and comfortably with the best in incontinence products:
Our promise to you is:
Click here to download our CAPS flyer for more information.
Click here to download CAPS Application form
Click here to download CAPS Funding Guidelines to assess your eligibility
Click here to download CAPS Transfer and Authority to Direct Payment
Once the form is complete you can fax, email or mail it back to us.
1300 788 811
Mail free of charge to:
Independence Australia
Reply Paid 9910
MELBOURNE VIC 8060
(No stamp required)
Or call our friendly Customer Service team on 1300 788 855 if you need assistance with managing your CAPS account or transferring your funding to Independence Australia.