❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks about the eligibility criteria for the new Establishment Allowance for grandparents and other informal foster carers, and whether it will be applied retrospectively. The Minister clarifies the eligibility and confirms no retrospective payments.
AnsweredQoN 3329Legislative Council
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I refer to the new Establishment Allowance for grandparents and other informal foster carers, and ask -
(1) What are the eligibility criteria for the allowance?
(2) Will people who began acting as informal carers prior to the announcement of the allowance be eligible to receive the $1 000 grant?
(3) If no to (2), will the Minister consider retrospective payment to these people given the often significant costs they incur as carers?
(1) What are the eligibility criteria for the allowance?
(2) Will people who began acting as informal carers prior to the announcement of the allowance be eligible to receive the $1 000 grant?
(3) If no to (2), will the Minister consider retrospective payment to these people given the often significant costs they incur as carers?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
27 days
(1) To be eligible for the payment, the Department must have had involvement with the family. The Department will have undertaken a safety and wellbeing assessment to determine that no legal or court action is required to promote and safeguard the child's wellbeing. Where it is assessed that it is in the child's best interests to reside with their grandparents or relatives, and a safety plan is developed with the family and relatives. A parent must agree to this family care arrangement.
(2) The Establishment Payment can be paid to those eligible informal relative carers from 1 January 2011. People who began acting as informal relative carers previous to this date will not be eligible to receive the $1000 grant, as it is an "establishment payment" to provide for any necessary goods to begin accommodating the child.
(3) Payments will not be made retrospectively.
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(2) The Establishment Payment can be paid to those eligible informal relative carers from 1 January 2011. People who began acting as informal relative carers previous to this date will not be eligible to receive the $1000 grant, as it is an "establishment payment" to provide for any necessary goods to begin accommodating the child.
(3) Payments will not be made retrospectively.
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