Caregiver Rates
Caregiver Rates 2011 - 2012
2011 - 2012 Caregiver Reimbursement Rates
Home Based Care/Adolescent Community Placement
General Caregiver Reimbursements
Foster Care, Kinship Care, Permanent Care and Local Adoption
| HBC General / |
Age | Annual Rates | Fortnightly Rates |
| ACP General | 0-7 | 7.019.00 | 269.03 |
| |
8-10 | 7,331.00 | 280.97 |
| |
11-12 | 8,326.00 | 319.13 |
| |
13+ | 11,229.00 | 430.39 |
Please Note: New Placement Loading
$54.47 per new placement will be paid for up to 6 months within each placement.
New Placement Loading is only applicable to Foster Care, Permanent Care, Kinship Care and Adolescent Community Placement
Home Based Care / Adolescent Intensive & Home Based Care / Adolescent Complex Caregiver Reimbursements
| HBC Intensive / |
Annual Rates | Fortnightly Rates | |||
| ACP Intensive | Age | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 1 | Level 2 |
| 0-7 | 8,481.00 | 11,335.00 | 325.08 | 435.23 | |
| 8-10 | 9,229.00 | 12,352.00 | 356.43 | 473.43 | |
| 11-12 | 11,169.00 | 14,913.00 | 428.11 | 571.58 | |
| 13+ | 15,963.00 | 20,930.00 | 601.51 | 802.21 | |
| HBC Complex / ACP Complex |
Age | Annual Rates | Fortnightly Rates |
| Non High Risk | n/a |
22,695.00 | 869.87 |
|
HBC Complex/ |
Age |
Annual Rates | Fortnightly Rates |
| ACP Complex | n/a |
31,778.00 |
1,218.00 |
| High Risk | n/a |
35,482.00 | 1,360.00 |
Therapeutic Foster Care - Circle Program
|
TFC |
Age |
Annual Rates | Fortnightly Rates |
0-7 |
11,355.00 | 545.51 | |
8-10 |
12,352.00 | 583.72 | |
11-12 |
14,912.00 | 681.85 |
|
13+ |
20,929.00 |
912.48 |
Tailored Care Packages
|
TCP |
Age | Annual Rates | Fortnightly Rates |
| n/a | 35,482.00 | 1,360.00 |
| Educational/Medical Allowance: | $959.59 paid quarterly installments in arrears ($2.63 per day) |
| DHS Caregiver Reimbursement Help Desk: | Phone: 1300 552 319 |
| Adoption & Family Records Services 20/570 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 3000 |
Phone: 8608-5700 or Toll-free 1300 769 926 |
Our Purpose
Advocate for foster carers, their families and the children in their care to ensure all
voices are heard;
Work in partnership with agencies and the sector to provide an improved foster care
system;
Provide support and learning for carers directly, through various forums, or in
partnership with agencies;
Build FCAV intelligence in order to be identified as a recognised and viable authority
in the sector;
Promote the awareness of foster caring to assist in public understanding of the role
and agency recruitment of carers;
Our Vision
To provide information, support and advocacy to carers that ensures they can offer
children and young people in their care a healing environment which assists the child or
young person to reach their full potential.
Latest News
Upcoming Events
| Three day training for MAC, MVAC, MASP & MFC carers and staff in Mildura Tue, 14th Feb, 2012 |
| FCAV Regional Training: Morwell 16 February 2012 Thu, 16th Feb, 2012 |
| Three day training for Berry Street carers - 24 February, 2 March & 9 March 2012 Fri, 24th Feb, 2012 |