Who can get a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
You can get a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card if you meet certain conditions.
Income test for Age Pension
Your income can reduce how much Age Pension we pay you. We use the pension income test to assess Age Pension.
Severe financial hardship for Crisis Payment
For the purposes of Crisis Payment, you’re in severe financial hardship if you meet certain criteria.
Renewing a Health Care Card
If you’re still eligible to get a health care card, we’ll issue you a new card before the current one ends. You don’t need to do anything.
What you can do with your Centrelink online account
You can claim, manage your payments, details and money, give us documents and report your income online.
Distance and online education
If you study by distance education, you need to do an approved course with an approved education provider.
Meeting your obligations when you look for work
When you get a payment from us, you have obligations. Find out what you need to do to keep getting your payment.
What other Health Care Cards are available
There are other cards that may suit you better.
What you need to do to meet mutual obligations requirements
These are the steps you need to take to set up and then meet your mutual obligation requirements.
Lump sums while on income support
A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.