Family Payments & Services
Family Assistance Office (FAO)
The Family Assistance Office gives Australian families better access to government services. Instead of going to different agencies to get family assistance, families are able to get all their payments from just one place. Family Assistance Offices have been set up in Medicare Australia offices, Centrelink Customer Service Centres and Tax Office Shopfronts across the country, offering a range of payments to support families with their work and family responsibilities.
Raising Children Network
The Australian parenting website: comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-8 years. Provides essential information and practical tools on child health, safety, nutrition, learning, parental wellbeing, family management and children's activities.
Community Services Directory
This directory from the Child Support Agency provides information on organisations in the community which provide services to assist parents on a wide range of family related issues.
Concession and Health Care Cards
This Centrelink page provides information about concession cards issued by Centrelink: Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Includes links to further information about each card.
Links to Useful Information for Individuals and Communities - Parenting
Community.gov.au is a portal to information relevant to individuals and community organisations across Australia. On this part of the Community Portal you will find links to information and resources to help with everyday parenting issues.
Online Services (Family Assistance Office)
Instructions on how to use the Family Assistance Office online services and details of what services are available online.
What are the payments?
This page lists the payments available from the Family Assistance Office that can help you with the costs of parenting.
Young Carers
The Young Carers website, produced and funded by the Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, provides information, contacts and support for young carers, parents, and primary teachers.
