Who can get Double Orphan Pension?
You may get Double Orphan Pension for a child if:
- the child's parents or adoptive parents have both died, or
- one of the child's parents is dead and the other parent is in long term imprisonment or is on remand for an offence that is punishable by long term imprisonment, lives in a psychiatric institution or nursing home on a long term basis, or their whereabouts is unknown, or
- the child is a refugee and has not at any time lived in Australia with either or both parents, and whose parents are outside Australia or their whereabouts are unknown, and
- you have care and control of the child, and
- the child is under 16 (or is a full time student aged 16 to 21 who does not get Youth Allowance), and
- you are eligible for Family Tax Benefit for the child (or would be eligible for payment but your income is above the limit or the child, or you on behalf of the child, are receiving payments under a prescribed educational scheme), and
- you are living in Australia (that is, Australia is your permanent home), and
- you are either an Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, the holder of a permanent visa or the holder of certain temporary visas.
Please Note: Changes to the Australian residence requirements DOES NOT affect New Zealand citizens claiming this payment in Australia.
For more information, go to Factors Affecting Payments and Eligibility.
