Assistance to buy spectacles may be available to low-income families with:

• students from kindergarten to year 12 at government and non-government schools.

Parents/guardians who have been approved for the Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) or who hold one of the following cards are eligible to apply:

• Service Australia or Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card
• Services Australia Health Care Card
• Services Australia Low Income Health Care Card.

Approved applicants will receive assistance with the cost of one pair of standard prescribed lenses and standard frames from a participating optometrist in any 12-month period unless special circumstances apply (for example, a prescription change).

Assistance is also available to grandparents raising grandchildren.  Grandparents may need to provide proof that their grandchildren are legally in their care.

For more information:

Department for Education, Children and Young People
Phone: 1800 827 055
Email: FAU@decyp.tas.gov.au
Web: www.decyp.tas.gov.au