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Double Orphan Pension (DOP) 007-06000000

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This document outlines information regarding the Double Orphan Pension (DOP).

Government intent

DOP supports customers who are caring for a child whose parents can’t care for them or have died.

Overview of payment

Customers may be eligible for DOP if the child’s parents or adoptive parents have both died, or where one parent has died and the other parent is:

  • in prison for at least 10 years
  • in custody and has been charged with an offence punishable by imprisonment for life, or for at least 10 years’
  • in a psychiatric institution or nursing home for an indefinite period
  • unable to be located, or their whereabouts are unknown

Customers may also be eligible if they care for a child who has been granted refugee status and has not at any time lived in Australia with either or both parents and whose parents:

  • are outside Australia, or
  • whereabouts are unknown

There is no income or assets test for DOP.

Customers need to have claimed Family Tab Benefit (FTB) for the child.

All claims and reassessments for DOP are processed by the DOP and Bereavement Smart Centre Processing Team. See Eligibility and coding claims for Double Orphan Pension (DOP).

Other payments

Customers receiving DOP may apply for a foster child Health Care Card for the child.

Where the child is 16 years of age or older, it may be more beneficial for the family if the child claims Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY in their own right.

All claims and reassessments for DOP are processed by the DOP and Bereavement Smart Centre Processing Team.

The Resources page contains the Bereavement/Double Orphan Pension Helpdesk free call number which can be used by customers.

Contents

Claiming Double Orphan Pension (DOP)

Cancellations, restorations and rejection codes for Double Orphan Pension (DOP)

Family Tax Benefit (FTB), Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and Paid Parental Leave scheme customer/child going overseas

Death of a family assistance or Paid Parental Leave scheme customer

Double Orphan Pension (DOP) reassessments and reviews

Initial contact by customers claiming a Double Orphan Pension (DOP)

Foster Child Health Care Card (FST)

Independence for Youth Allowance (YA) customers

Independence for ABSTUDY customers

Rates and Thresholds

Death of a family assistance, Double Orphan Pension (DOP) or Paid Parental Leave (PPL) child