Processing Family Tax Benefit (FTB) claims for Approved Care Organisations (ACO) 007-07030060

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ACO spreadsheet

This table lists the questions on the spreadsheet the ACO email to the ACO processing team to be used to claim FTB for a new child, additional children, or to advise that a young person has been transferred or discharged.

Item	Section
1	Young person details + Read more ... Details of the young person need to be provided in this section. Admitted to ACO If the young person is being admitted, the following information is required: date of admission probable length of stay details of the person or authority last receiving Family Tax Benefit (FTB) for the young person, or who they were living with details if the young person is receiving a payment in their own right education details (for a child aged 15 years 10 months or over) Discharged or transferred from ACO If the young person is being discharged or transferred, the following information is required: date of discharge from the ACO's care details of the person or authority the young person is being discharged or transferred to
2	Care information + Read more ... Admitted to ACO If the young person is being admitted, the following information is required: date care arrangement started (date of admission) probable length of stay if the care is court ordered if the young person is in someone’s else’s care for weekends or school holidays Discharged or transferred from ACO If the young person is being discharged or transferred, the following information is required: date of discharge or transfer from organisation
3	Education Details + Read more ... This section is mandatory for young persons aged 15 years and 10 months or older has the young person completed year 12 date of completion of year 12 studying full/part time or not at all course title reason not in full time education or training
4	Previous Carer + Read more ... name and address of the person or authority last caring for the young person
5	Centrelink - For office use only + Read more ... This section is for internal use only and where the ACO processing team add: child’s CRN parent CRN if ACO is to be paid previous carer CRN where FTB was received prior to ACO admittance any additional comments

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