Australians: Does your government pay you if you are too fat to work?

Yes, that is possible with a doctors certificate. You can receive a carers allowance whether you are employed or not, but the carers allowance is a small amount of money and not enough to live on.. sounds like he is unemployed and on the dole as well.

If you could get a doctor to certify that you are morbidly obese and unable to work you could stay home and receive a pension but it wouldnt be very much, probably much less than half you would get working full time, sounds like a nightmare. If he was too fat to work its unlikely he would be physically able to take care of an elderly person, but if he was getting a carers allowance as well it might add up to a reasonable amount, although it sounds like medical expenses might cost a large chunk of it.

He receives a Carer's Pension. That is given to a person when they take care of another family member (keeping them out of local nursing homes or hospitals). As far as being too fat to work, I think that is a load of BS! I am sure U could go to a doc and get them to say tht u were 2 fat 2 work TEMPORARILY..but it wouldn't last too long!

Yes, there are many carers in Australia and they receive a payment from the government. It's definitely not living the high life though. And it's definitely not the government paying him to "not work". As for a Homer Simpson scenario of gorging yourself and then being given a home office - definitely not!

If overweight prevents you from working due to associated illness maybe you would get an invalid pension. As for his mother,yes you can get a carers payment from the government.It works out cheaper for the government & frees up beds in nursing homes & retirement villages for the more needy.

I think if your so overweight that you classify as disabled, your able to go on the dole on a disbality dole.