Family assistance

Question 31. What changes, if any, should be made to family assistance laws and the Family Assistance Guide to remove barriers to mature age participation in the workforce and other productive work?

Question 32. When grandparents and mature age carers raise children:

(a) does Child Care Benefit meet its objective to provide recipients with incentives to participate in the workforce; and

(b) does the Child Care Rebate meet its objectives to provide recipients with incentives for community participation, insofar as this includes work or voluntary work?

What changes, if any, should be made?