Most useful information for Medicare

1. Child Dental Benefits Schedule
2. Who can get it

Eligibility checks for Child Dental Benefits Schedule

How to know if your child can get CDBS this year.

1. When you spend a lot on PBS medicines
2. PBS Safety Net Card application

How to get a replacement or supplementary card

How to get a replacement PBS Safety Net card or an extra card for a family member.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Representative authority form (CS3042)

Use this form to authorise another person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf about your child support case.

Exemptions from the newly arrived resident's waiting period

After you arrive in Australia, there can be a waiting period to get some of our payments and concessions. Find out if you may not have to wait this period.

1. Moving to Australia
2. Most useful information

Request an Individual Healthcare Identifier or amend an Individual Healthcare Identifier record form (MS003)

Use this form to register for or amend your registration of an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI).

1. Australian Government rebate on Private Health Insurance
2. Who can get it

Medicare levy surcharge if you don’t get private health insurance

If you don’t have private health insurance, you may have to pay a surcharge. This is only if your income is more than the Medicare levy surcharge threshold.

1. Top payments
2. Low Income Health Care Card

How to manage your Low Income Health Care Card

You can renew or report a stolen card, or tell us if things have changed.

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

Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - visiting the Republic of Ireland

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

1. Health Care Card
2. How to manage your card

Change of circumstances if you hold a Health Care Card

You need to tell us about any changes to your circumstances when you hold a Health Care Card.

1. Top payments
2. Australian Government rebate on Private Health Insurance

Who can get a rebate on private health insurance

If you or your family pay private health insurance premiums, you may be eligible for the Australian Government Rebate.