Most useful information

Getting a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment

Find out if you or your partner getting a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment could affect your eligibility for a payment from us.

1. How to keep your payment
2. Working while you get Carer Payment

Examples of working while getting Carer Payment

Understand how taking time off caring could affect your Carer Payment.

1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
2. When you visit Australia

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from New Zealand

If you’re visiting Australia from New Zealand, you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.

1. When Australians go overseas
2. About reciprocal health care agreements

Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting the United Kingdom

The Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) we have with the United Kingdom (UK) may cover some of your medical costs in the UK public health system.

1. Medical rules
2. General medical rules

Diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised for Disability Support Pension

Your medical condition must be diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised to meet the Disability Support Pension (DSP) general medical rules.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent types for Rent Assistance

Community or disability housing rent type for Rent Assistance

Eligibility for Rent Assistance when you pay rent to live in a community or disability housing group.

1. Home Equity Access Scheme
2. How much you can get

Maximum loan amount under the Home Equity Access Scheme

The maximum loan amount (MLA) is the most you can borrow through the Home Equity Access Scheme. We can’t pay you any more once your loan balance reaches your MLA.

1. Pensioner Concession Card
2. How to manage your card

Change of circumstances when you hold a Pensioner Concession Card

We need to know about changes that could stop you from having a Pensioner Concession Card.

1. Top payments
2. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

How to manage your Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

There are some things you need to do when you have a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.

1. Rent Assistance
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Rent Assistance

We need to know about changes that could affect or stop your Rent Assistance.