Centrelink
Centrelink Grandparent Advisors
Grandparent Advisors have been introduced in selected
Centrelink Customer Service Centres to support grandparents with full-time
caring responsibility for their grandchildren.
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Are you a grandparent or relative caring for children?
If you are a grandparent or relative caring for a child you
may be eligible for assistance from the Family Assistance Office, the Child
Support Agency, Centrelink and Medicare Australia.
Family Assistance eligibility for grandparents or carers
You may be eligible for family assistance if you are a grandparent
or carer (whether or not you have gained legal responsibility for the child)
and you have day-to-day care and responsibility for a child or children.
Grandparents are not generally eligible for family assistance if
the parent of the child or children also lives in the same household. However,
we understand that sometimes these arrangements are only temporary until the
parents are again able to care for their children.
For frequently asked questions and other Centrelink information
for grandparents and carers click here
Other information links on Centrelink for older Australians
A simple informative guide for older Australians via the Your Life Choices website.
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