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Are you entitled to a Concession or Health Care Card
Centrelink issues three types of concession cards that provide a range of benefits to cardholders.
If you are on a Centrelink Pension or payment, such as Parenting Payment (single), you may be eligible for a Pensioner Concession Card
For people who are of Age Pension age but do not qualify for the pension, you may be able to get a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card or a low income HCC.
A Health Care Card (HCC) accompanies many Centrelink payments and can come in several forms including; foster child HCC, ex Carer Allowance (child) HCC and the low income HCC.
You must meet residence requirements to get a concession card.
All three cards entitle you to reduced cost medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
A Health Care Card and Pensioner Concession card may also entitle you to a range of additional subsidies including health, transport and educational concessions.
These concessions are the responsibility of the provider and may vary from state to state.
Do I qualify for a Health Care Card?
You can get a Health Care Card if you:get one of the following payments:
- Newstart Allowance
- Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment
- Special Benefit
- Sickness Allowance
- Partner Allowance
- Widow Allowance
- Youth Allowance (only job seekers receive a card automatically, you need to apply as a low income earner if you are a full-time student)
- Parenting Payment (Partnered)
- maximum rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A
- Mobility Allowance (if you are not receiving Disability Support Pension)
- Carer Allowance (for a child under 16 years with a disability - the card is for the direct benefit of the child only)
What benefits does the Health Care Card provide?
The card entitles you to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
You may also be entitled to some extra concessions from state and local government authorities. Health Care Card concessions differ from state to state and some of these extra concessions may also be available to your dependents.
Please check with the organisation providing the concession. For more information, go to the www.australia.gov.au website.
Note: When using services covered by Medicare, you will also need to show your Medicare Card.
For Further Information visit the Centerlink Website…Concession and Health Care Cards
Please also keep in mind that the Australian Government is regularly updating information on their websites so my suggestion is that you have a Special Folder in Favourites to keep these important links and check back often for updates.