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Support for foster carers and other non-parent carers

We support foster carers, grandparents, kinship carers and informal carers who provide ongoing care for a child.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Isolation conditions

Disability or Special education need conditions for Assistance for Isolated Children

You may be eligible if your child can’t go to the local state school because your child needs to study from home or attend a different school.

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

  1. Foster Child Health Care Card
  2. Who can get a card

Entitlements for a Foster Child Health Care Card

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

  1. Top payments
  2. Child Dental Benefits Schedule

What’s covered by the Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Find out what child dental services we cover and how much we cover.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.

  1. Top payments
  2. Child Disability Assistance Payment

Who can get Child Disability Assistance Payment

To get this payment, you need to be getting Carer Allowance for a child younger than 16 for a period that includes 1 July.

  1. Recently unemployed
  2. Most useful information

Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)

You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.

  1. Victoria Bushfires, January 2026
  2. Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

Who can get Vic Bushfires, January 2026 - Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment

You must meet eligibility rules to get Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP).

  1. Housing
  2. Most useful information

Claim for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) form (SY040)

Use this form to claim Assistance for Isolated Children if your child cannot go to the nearest state school because of geographical isolation or a special need.

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