Foster Child Health Care Card

A concession card to get cheaper medicines and some discounts.

This is for a foster child in your care who is not your biological or adopted child. Foster care can be both formal and informal care arrangements.

If you need help managing your card, call us on the Centrelink families line.

Contact numbers available on this page.

Centrelink families line

Use this line if you need help with family payments, such as Family Tax Benefit, Child Care Subsidy, Parental Leave Pay, Foster Child Health Care Card. Use this line if you already have a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card.

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Monday to Friday 8 am to 8 pm

If your child’s Youth Allowance payment has been suspended, it may be because we still need information about your income. We may have sent your child a letter asking for this in September or October, read how you can update your income details online.

There are other ways you may want to contact us.

Page last updated: 14 October 2026.
QC 22681