Applications for the We Care Grant are currently closed and will reopen on 1 September 2025.
There are many children living in NSW or ACT who require therapy for physical or behavioural disability but cannot access clinicians due to financial hardship or ineligibility for NDIS support.
That’s why Variety – the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT has offers the Therapy grant, providing financial assistance towards therapy costs to assist children who need it most.
Grants of up to $2000 are available over a twelve-month period and applications are open all year round.
Eligible therapy requests include:
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Psychology
- Exercise Physiology
The guidelines for our We Care – Therapy Grants were updated on 12 November 2024. Please ensure that you look at the updated guidelines before applying.
If your child has an assessed mental health condition like anxiety, depression anger management, sleep and self-esteem issues, OCD or other behavioural issues, your child might be able to get Medicare rebates for up to 10 mental health sessions from psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists each calendar year.
To get these rebates, your child will need a Mental Health Treatment Plan from a GP (this covers the services your child needs and the goals of the treatment) or a referral from a psychiatrist or paediatrician. It doesn’t matter how old your child is.
For more information, please see the Department of Health website.
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Translated Therapy Grant Flyers & Guidelines
Please note we’ve changed the name of our grant and are in the process of updating these flyers to reflect that.
Click the button below to download a We Care Therapy Grant flyer in Arabic.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Arabic.
Click the button below to download a We Care Therapy Grant flyer in Assyrian.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Assyrian.
Click the button below to download a We Move Grant flyer in Dari.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Dari.
Click the button below to download a We Care Therapy Grant flyer in English.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in English.
Click the button below to download a We Care Therapy Grant flyer in Hazaragi.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Hazaragi.
Click the button below to download a We Move Grant flyer in Kurdish.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Kurdish.
Click the button below to download a We Care Therapy Grant flyer in Pashto.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Pashto.
Click the button below to download a We Care Therapy Grant flyer in Persian.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Persian.
Click the button below to download a We Care Therapy Grant flyer in Swahili.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Swahili.
Click the button below to download a We Care Therapy Grant flyer in Tibetan.
Click the button below to download the We Care Therapy Grant guidelines in Tibetan.
Frequently Asked Questions
- reside in NSW or ACT
- be aged between 0 and 18
- be medically diagnosed with a condition that requires therapy
- be ineligible for an NDIS plan or have extenuating circumstances that mean you require financial assistance for therapy while waiting for an approved NDIS plan.
- A GP or Paediatrician signed letter on their official letterhead, outlining the child’s diagnosis/condition and the referral to the therapy (i.e. OT, Physio etc.). This document must be dated within 3 months at the time of submission
- Household Income – For each parent/carer who is financially responsible for the child, we require a Centrelink Income Statement and/or your most recent payslip showing annual income.
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Hydrotherapy
- Psychology
- Exercise Physiology
Please note the requested therapy will form the basis of the grant and if successful, cannot be amended after the approval date.
Invoices
Provide your chosen supplier with a copy of your outcome letter.
Invoices should include:
- Addressed to: Variety – the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT
- Provider’s ABN
- GST (if not applicable it needs to show this)
- Provider’s bank details
- Providers name, address, phone number and email
- References the child’s name or VAR
Reimbursement
We will require an itemised tax receipt for reimbursements.
Receipts should show:
- Business name and ABN
- Date after the grant was approved
- List items purchased
- GST (if not applicable it needs to show this)
- Payment method or showing balance of 0.00
The payment of invoices and reimbursements can take up to 3 weeks.