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Social Security Act 2018

Assistance - Unsupported child’s benefit

48: Unsupported child’s benefit to be used for benefit of child

You could also call this:

“Money for caring for someone else's child must be used for that child's needs”

The unsupported child’s benefit is money given to help pay for looking after a child who isn’t yours. If you get this benefit, you must use it to take care of the child. This means using the money for things the child needs, like food, clothes, and school supplies. The benefit is meant to help with the costs of raising and educating the child. You can’t use this money for yourself or for other things that don’t help the child.

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Unsupported child’s benefit

48Unsupported child’s benefit to be used for benefit of child

  1. The purpose of the unsupported child’s benefit is to provide financial support for the cost of caring for a child who is not the caregiver’s own.

  2. A caregiver who is granted an unsupported child’s benefit must use the benefit for the benefit of the child in respect of whom it was granted, including the child’s maintenance and education.

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