Terms of Reference
Conduct of the inquiry
Acknowledgements
Key concepts
Statistical incidence of grandparents raising grandchildren in Australia
Growth in kinship care
Reasons for grandparent provided care
Table 1.1 – Reasons for raising grandchildren
National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020
Structure of the report

Role and contribution of grandparents raising grandchildren
How to better recognise grandparents raising grandchildren

Financial circumstances of grandparents raising grandchildren
Table 3.1–Average gross household weekly income
Financial challenges in raising grandchildren
Commonwealth, state and territory financial assistance
Table 3.2–Family Tax Benefit Part A–Maximum rates
Table 3.3–Maximum rate of Family Tax Benefit Part B
Table 3.4–State and territory fortnightly carer payments
Access to government financial assistance
Improved financial assistance for grandparents raising grandchildren
Table 3.5–Estimated average costs of a single child per week, by age of child and family income, December 2013
Table 3.6–Age Pension
Jurisdictional issues

Support and service needs of grandparents raising grandchildren
Commonwealth, state and territory non-financial assistance
Funding for community service providers

Health and well-being of grandparents raising grandchildren
Physical, emotional and financial abuse
Health and well-being of the grandchildren
Grandparents' familial relationships

Financial constraints
Lack of knowledge regarding legal rights and the legal system
Unwillingness to exacerbate family tensions by initiating legal proceedings

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander grandparents raising grandchildren

Recommendations to the Australian Government
Recommendations for consideration by states and territories