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A reusable card that gives you access to your income managed money through EFTPOS facilities at approved stores and businesses.
Kiosks located in Alice Springs, the Tiwi Islands and Wadeye will close in May 2023. There are other free options for checking your balance.
To get a BasicsCard you must first start Income Management. Income Management helps you manage your payments for essentials like food, rent and bills.
Enhanced Income Management and SmartCard started on 6 March 2023. If you have a BasicsCard this does not affect you. You do not have to do anything.
This information was printed 8 June 2023 from https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/basicscard. It may not include all of the relevant information on this topic. Please consider any relevant site notices at https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/site-notices when using this material.