Overview |
This entry explains the payments available to approved Department of
Communities (the Department) foster, family and significant other carers
(carers), special guardians and adoptive parents and the processes for ensuring
that these payments are made.
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Rules |
Subsidy payments must only be made to approved Department carers to cover the normal, ongoing costs of maintaining a child in their care. A subsidy must be ceased by the child protection worker (CPW) immediately when a child leaves a care arrangement. If a new care arrangement has occurred that requires a new subsidy, Assist must be updated correctly before 5pm on the Thursday before the Tuesday payday. When a child in the CEO's care reaches 15 years old they must have their current and future financial entitlements and income from employment discussed and reviewed. - Child protection workers must assist the child to claim all state and Commonwealth entitlements and record all payments received by them in Assist.
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Information and Instructions
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