If neither parent of the child in your care is available to provide care, you may be eligible for the Double Orphan Pension.
Eligibility
· Both parents do not need to have died - one may be 'unable and unavailable' (for example, in prison, in residential psychiatric care or whereabouts unknown).
· Some refugee children may be considered as double orphans and the child in your care needs to be aged under 16 years.
· You need to be eligible for the Family Tax Benefit disregarding the income test.
· This payment is neither income nor assets tested.
Further information
· visit www.familyassist.gov.au
· call the Family Assistance Office on 13 6150 or
· visit the Family Assistance Office located in Medicare offices and Centrelink Customer Service Centres