- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
- How to manage your card
Travel outside Australia rules for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
There are rules about how long your Commonwealth Seniors Health Card remains current when you travel outside Australia.
- How much you can get
- Choosing your loan payments
Maximum rate of pension for a loan under the Home Equity Access Scheme
The maximum pension rate we use for a Home Equity Access Scheme loan includes any supplements you get.
- Home Equity Access Scheme
- How much you can get
Choosing your loan payments under the Home Equity Access Scheme
You can choose the amount of the loan you get under the Home Equity Access Scheme.
- Caring for elderly
- Most useful information
Aged care claim for financial hardship assistance form (SA462)
Use this form to claim financial hardship assistance for your aged care costs.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
- Top payments
- Special Disability Trusts
How to use Special Disability Trust funds
The funds of a Special Disability Trust are intended to meet the reasonable care and accommodation needs of the principal beneficiary.
- Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
- Centrelink online account help guides
Centrelink online account help - Update your banking details
Instructions on how to update your banking details, including cash, cheques, loans, savings, deeming accounts and term deposit accounts.
- How to balance your payment
- Balancing Child Care Subsidy
Time limits for confirming income for Child Care Subsidy
When you get Child Care Subsidy (CCS), you must confirm your family’s income after the end of each financial year. There are time limits for how long you have to do this.
Income
Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.
- Top payments
- Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Who can get a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
You can get a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card if you meet certain conditions.