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For families

Helping someone you love: the conversations, caring, and living together.

  • How to talk to Mum or Dad about moving, without a fightWorried about a parent at home? How to raise a move kindly, really listen, handle siblings who disagree, and respect that it’s their choice.8 minute read
  • Help for carers: support, respite, payments and looking after yourselfFree help through Carer Gateway, respite at home, in a day centre or in an aged care home, Carer Payment and Carer Allowance, carer’s leave at work, and when caring gets too much.8 minute read
  • Moving in with family or building a granny flatLiving with family or in a granny flat: the options, Centrelink’s granny flat rules, the tax exemption, family agreements, council rules in Queensland and NSW, and keeping the peace.11 minute read

Reading paths that include these guides

  • Things are getting harder at home
  • Helping Mum or Dad
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Free for families. Operators pay us when someone chooses to be introduced to them, at the same published price for every operator. Our sister company kinHome makes business software that some operators use; it plays no part in your results. This is general information, not financial or legal advice.