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Grandparent Child Care Benefit
What is Grandparent Child Care Benefit?
Grandparent Child Care Benefit is available to you if
you are a grandparent who:
- meets the existing Child Care Benefit
eligibility requirements
- receives an income support payment from
Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs
- is the sole or major provider of the ongoing
daily care for your grandchild and has the
responsibility for the day-to-day decisions about
your grandchild's care, welfare and development.
Grandparent Child Care Benefit covers the full cost
of the total fee charged for Child Care Benefit eligible
hours-up to 50 hours for each child in approved care
each week.
Where can I get more information?
To find more information about Grandparent Child Care
Benefit, please visit the
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
website and the
Family Assistance Office
website or call 13 61 50.
For further fact sheets, please check the "Information for families using
child care" fact sheet kit.