Most useful information for child health and safety

1. Top payments
2. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme

What Assistance for Isolated Children payment you can get and how much

The amount of Assistance for Isolated Children you get depends on your child's living arrangements.

1. North Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, December 2025 to February 2026
2. Disaster Recovery Allowance

Who can get Nth Qld Rainfall and Flooding, December 2025 to February 2026 - Disaster Recovery Allowance

You must meet eligibility rules to get Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA).

1. Top payments
2. Foster Child Health Care Card

How to claim a Foster Child Health Care Card

Complete the following steps to claim a Foster Child Health Care Card. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Top payments
2. Foster Child Health Care Card

How to manage your Foster Child Health Care Card

Your options and obligations to hold a Foster Child Health Care Card.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Start or end group payment arrangement form (SS270)

Use this form to start or end your payment going to an organisation approved for group payment arrangements, such as an aged care home, hospital or hostel.

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. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Aged care request for a nominee for Department of Veterans’ Affairs customers form (AC019)

Use this form to choose another person or organisation to deal with us on your behalf for aged care costs if you’re a Department of Veterans’ Affairs customer.

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for other extreme circumstances

Who can get a Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances

You may get this if you were forced to leave your home because of an extreme circumstance and meet other eligibility criteria.

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

How to protect yourself when you claim a Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence

It’s important to consider how to claim safely. This may include changing your details or nominee arrangements.

1. Top payments
2. Grandparent, Foster and Kinship Carer Advisers

How Grandparent Advisers can help

Grandparent, Foster and Kinship Carer Advisers can help you and your family while you adjust to your change in circumstances.