Who can get a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

You can get a card if you meet all these conditions. You must:

be Age Pension age
meet residence rules
not be getting an income support payment from Centrelink or the Department of Veterans' Affairs
give us a Tax File Number or be exempt from doing so
meet identity requirements
meet the income test.

You must tell us your and your partner's tax file numbers, unless you're exempt.

If you can’t get this card, you could be eligible for other concession or health care cards.

We may have cancelled your pension on 1 January 2017 because of changes to the pension assets test.

You can get cheaper medical expenses with a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC).

You must meet an income test to get a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.

What you claim determines how we work out your adjusted taxable income.

We use your adjusted taxable income to work out your eligibility for some payments, concessions or services.

To be eligible for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card you must meet the residence rules.

Who can get it