Grandparents becoming paid day carer's?

[Rivlas]

I know people who are on newstart and doing volunteer work who don't have to look for work and it doesn't affect their payments. Might be a way around it. Talk to Centerlink

[~clover~]

Its not just the looking for work we are trying to get her out of, its the baby sitting/dc for me too iykwim.

[Rivlas]

Could you pay her privately, food/gift vouchers?

[~clover~]

I don't know. See she wasn't going to ask for much. She'd happily do it for me for nothing, but can't be looking for work as well, or having to stop if she ends up having to work.

[Rivlas]

Talk to Centerlink to see if she can still get their payment while looking after your children. Can only be told no and maybe they will have a suggestion.

[briggsy's girl]

ok, for it to count as employment for c'link she would have to be considered self employed, registered as such, and taking into account profit and loss, working and clearing at least minimum wage each hour. if it's only part time she is looking after your kids, she would still have to look for other part time work, or, if suitable part time work came up, she would have to accept it.

tell her to call c'link to get the exact details, but you're looking at her having to have earnings of at least 13.50 (last time i looked) each hour that she is working. and that would be taxable income.