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Publications for parents and guardians

Listed below are publications you may find useful.

Main publications:

• 'Are you a parent or guardian?' Booklet - a guide to your payment and service options if you are a parent or guardian.
• The What, Why and How of Family Assistance Booklet - information about extra support to help with the cost of raising children, and to help balance work and family needs.

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Brochures:

• A Guide to Centrelink Concession Cards Booklet - provides information on who is eligible for a concession card as well as the range of concessions offered in each State or Territory.
• 'Are You the Parent or Guardian of a Student under 25 or a Job Seeker under 21?' Brochure - provides detailed information for parents and guardians of students and young job seekers.
• Are you a grandparent (or relative) caring for children Brochure - provides information about the Centrelink assistance and Medicare benefits you may receive if you are a grandparent or relative carer and you have day-to-day care and responsibility for a child or children.
• Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme Brochure - provides detailed information on the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme.
• Centrelink - the basics Booklet - provides information on the many Centrelink services available to customers.
• Office and Home Interviews Brochure - information about your rights and responsibilities when you participate in an interview with Centrelink.
• Online or over the phone - What works for you? Brochure - provides information about updating your income estimate online or over the phone at a time that suits you.

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Factsheets:

• Assistance for Isolated Children Factsheet - provides information on the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme.
• Australia's International Social Security Agreement Factsheets - provides information on agreements with individual countries for social security coverage.
• Child Care Tax Rebate Factsheet - provides information on additional help for families with the cost of approved child care.
• Claiming Your Foreign Pension Factsheet - provides information on how Centrelink can help you claim a foreign pension.
• Crisis Payment for People in extreme circumstances Factsheet - provides information about eligibility and payment details of Crisis Payment for people who, due to extreme circumstances, are forced to leave their home and establish a new one.
• Financial Information Service Factsheets - series of factsheets containing information about specific financial matters.
• Guide to Payments Factsheet - a Family Assistance Office publication.
• Market research and you Factsheet - provides details on why, how and when Centrelink undertakes market research.
• Parenting Payment Rates Factsheet - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Parenting Payment and Double Orphan Pension.
• Rent Assistance Factsheets - provides information on rent assistance available for customers on a low income and renting accommodation in the private rental market.
• Social Security Treatment of Tasmanian RFA Private Forest Reserves Program Payments Factsheet - provides information about how these payments are treated for social security purposes.
• Things you need to know about child care Factsheet - provides information about Child Care Benefit.
• Urgent Payments Factsheet - provides information about how you may receive part of your payment early.
• 'What happens when a Carer Allowance child turns 16?' Factsheet - provides information on what happens to your Carer Allowance when a child that you are caring for turns 16.
• What you should know if you've overdrawn your account Factsheet - provides information about how much of your payment from Centrelink can be used if your account is overdrawn.
• Your Right to Privacy Factsheet - provides information about your privacy rights and who may access customer information.

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Translated publications:

• Baby Bonus & Materity Immunisation Allowance - provides information about extra assistance for families with babies.
• What is Family Assistance? - provides information about Family Assistance.

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Other publications:

• eServices Brochure - this brochure provides information on the range of eServices options available and how to use them.
• Centrelink Corporate Publications - publications containing information about Centrelink.
• Centrepay Publications - provides detailed information about Centrepay.
• Compensation Kit Booklet - provides information on compensation and how it affects your payments from Centrelink.
• Guide to Australian Government Payments Booklet - Centrelink payment rates booklet.
• Your Account Statement Brochure - provides information about your Account Statement.

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Publications from other organisations:

• Court Forms - the Family Court of Australia forms.
• Families Publications - the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs publications.
• Family Assistance Publications - Family Assistance Office publications.
• Parenting Magazine - a New South Wales Department of Community Services publication.

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