Most useful information for child health and safety

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.

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. Top payments
2. Australian Immunisation Register

What an immunisation history statement is

You can get 2 types of immunisation history statements.

1. Pharmaceutical Allowance
2. Who can get it

Pharmaceutical Allowance if you have dependent children

If you’re single and the main carer of a dependent child, you may get the Pharmaceutical Allowance.

Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment

For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Details of your child’s care arrangements form (FA012)

Use this form to provide information about your child’s care arrangements.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Claim for a Health Care Card form (SS050)

Use this form to claim a Low Income Health Care Card or a Health Care Card for a foster child.

1. Top payments
2. Australian Immunisation Register

Help updating your immunisation history statements

Find out how we can help you update your immunisation history statements so that it shows your COVID-19 vaccinations.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)

Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Medicare enrolment form (MS004)

Use this form to enrol in Medicare for the first time, re-enrol in Medicare or enrol your baby in Medicare.