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Eligibility

Family Tax Benefit A

For more information:

Family Tax Benefit Part A eligibility - Family Tax Benefit - Services Australia

You may be eligible for FTB Part A if you care for a dependent child who is either:

• 0 to 15 years of age

• 16 to 19 years of age and meets the study requirements.

Your child also needs to meet immunisation requirements and Healthy Start for School requirements, if these apply. Centrelink may reduce your FTB Part A payment per fortnight for each child who doesn’t meet these requirements. Income tests apply for FTB (A) eligibility. Income test for Family Tax Benefit Part A - Family Tax Benefit - Services Australia

Family Tax Benefit B

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Family Tax Benefit Part B eligibility - Family Tax Benefit - Services Australia

You may be eligible for FTB Part B if either:

• you’re a member of a couple with one main income and care for a dependent child aged under 13 years, or

• you’re a single parent or non-parent carer, or a grandparent carer and care for a dependent child or young person aged under 18. The young person must meet study requirements if they’re aged 16 to 18.

You also need to satisfy an income test, meet residence requirements and be caring for the child at least 35 per cent of the time.

Family Tax Benefit Part B eligibility - Family Tax Benefit - Services Australia

Single Income Family Supplement (SIFS)

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How to claim Single Income Family Supplement - Single Income Family Supplement - Services Australia

You may be eligible for SIFS if:

• you were eligible on 30 June 2017 and have stayed eligible since then.

• there is 1 main income earner in your family.

• their taxable income is between $68,000 and $150,000.

• you receive Family Tax Benefit (FTB) for at least 1 child.

Who can get Single Income Family Supplement - Single Income Family Supplement - Services Australia

Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.

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Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement - Services Australia

If a child comes into your care - for example, through foster care - you may be eligible for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if:

• the child is younger than 1 year old.

• you're eligible for FTB Part A

• the child stays in your care for at least 13 continuous weeks from the date you first became eligible for Newborn Supplement.

Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if a child comes into your care - Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement - Services Australia

Jobseeker Payment

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JobSeeker Payment - Services Australia

You may be eligible for Jobkeeper Payment if you are aged 22 years or older but under the Age Pension age. If you are a principal carer who is a registered and active foster carer, you may be eligible for an exemption from the Mutual Obligation program for up to 12 months at a time.

If you are a registered and active emergency and respite foster carer, but not a principal carer, you may be exempt from your Mutual Obligation Requirements for the duration of any foster child placement plus up to 12 weeks after the child has left your care while you are awaiting the placement of a new foster child.

You will need to provide Centrelink with verification from DFFH or your foster care agency.

Childcare Subsidy

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Child Care Subsidy - Services Australia

You may be eligible if you meet all the following:

• care for your child at least 2 nights per fortnight or have 14% care.

• are liable for fees for care provided at an approved childcare service.

• meet the residency rules

Your child must also meet both of these requirements:

• immunisation requirements

• not be attending secondary school unless an exemption applies.

If your child attends secondary school, you may still be eligible if they need supervision. They must be either aged 13 years or under or aged 14 to 18 years with a disability.

Who can get Child Care Subsidy - Child Care Subsidy - Services Australia

Carer Payment (Child)

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Carer Payment rules for a child younger than 16 getting care - Carer Payment - Services Australia

When applying for Carer Payment / Allowance, both the child or young person and the carer must meet eligibility criteria. The person you care for must meet all of the following:

• have a disability or medical condition likely to last at least 6 months, or have a terminal illness

• need constant care in their home, your home or in hospital.

Constant care means you provide care for a large amount of time daily. This roughly equates to a normal working day. This care stops you from working full time.

You may still be eligible for Carer Payment if you care for a child younger than 16 who needs either a lot of care for a short term condition or care on an episodic basis for 3 to 6 months.

A short term condition is likely to be a one off and last for at least 3 months. An episodic condition is likely to happen from time to time.

Carer Payment - Services Australia

Carer Allowance (Child)

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Carer Allowance - Services Australia

Carer Allowance is a supplementary payment for carers who provide additional daily care and attention for someone with a disability or medical condition. There is no assets test for Carer Allowance but there is an income test. To get Carer Allowance your and your partner’s combined adjusted taxable income must be under $250,000 a year.

Carer Allowance - Services Australia

Child Disability Assistance Payment

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Child Disability Assistance Payment - Services Australia

The Child Disability Assistance Payment is an automatic annual payment of up to $1,000. You don’t need to claim this payment. You just need to be getting Carer Allowance for a child younger than 16 for a period that includes 1 July.

Child Disability Assistance Payment - Services Australia

Carer Adjustment Payment

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Carer Adjustment Payment - Services Australia

A one-off payment to assist families where a child younger than 7 years is diagnosed with a severe disability or severe medical condition following a catastrophic event. To be eligible:

• you must receive Carer Allowance for the child.

• you must have a very strong need for financial help.

• the child must need this care for at least 2 months.

• you and your partner cannot be in receipt of Carer Payment or be able to receive another income support payment from Centrelink.

You must apply within 2 years from the first time a doctor diagnoses the child’s condition.

Carer Adjustment Payment - Services Australia

Child Dental Benefits Schedule

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About the Child Dental Benefits Schedule - Child Dental Benefits Schedule for health professionals - Services Australia

The CDBS provides basic dental care to eligible children aged 0 to 17 years. Under the CDBS, dental services are capped at $1,132 over 2 consecutive calendar years. The cap amount is indexed yearly on 1 January. The 2-year cap period starts when a child or teenager first receives an eligible dental service. Dental services covered by the CDBS include examinations, x-rays, cleaning, fissure sealing, fillings, root canals, extractions, partial dentures.

Who can get the Child Dental Benefits Schedule - Child Dental Benefits Schedule - Services Australia

Foster Child Health Care Card

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Foster Child Health Care Card - Services Australia

A Foster Child Health Care card is issued to an individual foster child or young person and cannot be transferred or used for another child. If a foster child enters your care, you must make a new claim for this Health Care Card. If a foster child leaves your care and the child still requires a Foster Child Health Care Card, the new foster carer will be required to claim for that foster child.

This card entitles the child in your care to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Foster Child Health Care Card - Services Australia