❓ Mr. Krsticevic asks about the government's support for 'grandcarers' (grandparents caring for grandchildren full-time). The Minister details the financial assistance provided and highlights WA as the only state recognising grandcarers.
AnsweredQoN 315Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
GRANDCARERS — SUPPORT
315. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Minister for
Seniors and Volunteering:
I understand that the Liberal–National
government will be continuing to support grandparents who are in the position
of having to care for their grandchildren on a full-time basis. Can the
minister update the house on this important initiative?
315. Mr A. KRSTICEVIC to the Minister for
Seniors and Volunteering:
I understand that the Liberal–National
government will be continuing to support grandparents who are in the position
of having to care for their grandchildren on a full-time basis. Can the
minister update the house on this important initiative?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Carine for
his question and his interest in grandparents. As we know, this government is
very supportive of grandparents who are in the unfortunate situation of being a
full-time carer for their grandkids. At a time in life when a senior should be
looking to hook up the caravan and start cruising around the world, for
whatever reasons have happened in life they have now become the full-time carer
for their grandkids and are, as we like to call them, grandcarers.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : I want to hear about hooking up the caravan.
Mr
A.J. SIMPSON : Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. As I was saying, at a time
when grandparents or seniors should be hooking up their caravan and travelling
around Australia, for whatever circumstances they have become a full-time carer
of their grandchild. We like to call them grandcarers. This government is fully
committed to the work that grandcarers do in our community, with a payment of
$400 for the first grandchild and $250 for each additional grandchild. Western Australia
is the only state in Australia that acknowledges that there are grandcarers in
our community and the great work that they do right throughout the state.
I want to update the house on some
fantastic figures that have come in to support grandparents. As of 18 May this
year, as set out in the 2015–16 budget, over 931 payments, totalling
$514 600, have been made to 877 grandcarers. This includes 264 grandcarers who
have registered for the first time and who between them are caring for 587 grandchildren.
To date, over 1 423 individual grandcarers have been provided with $1.403 million
in payments for 2 659 children since the scheme came in in 2013.
This is a fantastic program. We
acknowledge the great work that grandcarers do in our community. The government
is very supportive of the work they do; and, more importantly, as I said when I
started off, Western Australia is the only state in Australia that recognises
that we have grandcarers in our community.
his question and his interest in grandparents. As we know, this government is
very supportive of grandparents who are in the unfortunate situation of being a
full-time carer for their grandkids. At a time in life when a senior should be
looking to hook up the caravan and start cruising around the world, for
whatever reasons have happened in life they have now become the full-time carer
for their grandkids and are, as we like to call them, grandcarers.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : I want to hear about hooking up the caravan.
Mr
A.J. SIMPSON : Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. As I was saying, at a time
when grandparents or seniors should be hooking up their caravan and travelling
around Australia, for whatever circumstances they have become a full-time carer
of their grandchild. We like to call them grandcarers. This government is fully
committed to the work that grandcarers do in our community, with a payment of
$400 for the first grandchild and $250 for each additional grandchild. Western Australia
is the only state in Australia that acknowledges that there are grandcarers in
our community and the great work that they do right throughout the state.
I want to update the house on some
fantastic figures that have come in to support grandparents. As of 18 May this
year, as set out in the 2015–16 budget, over 931 payments, totalling
$514 600, have been made to 877 grandcarers. This includes 264 grandcarers who
have registered for the first time and who between them are caring for 587 grandchildren.
To date, over 1 423 individual grandcarers have been provided with $1.403 million
in payments for 2 659 children since the scheme came in in 2013.
This is a fantastic program. We
acknowledge the great work that grandcarers do in our community. The government
is very supportive of the work they do; and, more importantly, as I said when I
started off, Western Australia is the only state in Australia that recognises
that we have grandcarers in our community.
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