Most useful information

1. Top payments
2. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

How to manage your Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

There are some things you need to do when you have a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.

1. Contact us
2. What changes you need to know or tell us about

Change of circumstances if you get a Centrelink payment

It’s important to tell us if your circumstances change if you get a Centrelink payment, plan to claim a payment, or owe us money.

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

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

1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
2. When you visit Australia

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from the United Kingdom

If you’re visiting Australia from the United Kingdom you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.

1. Housing
2. Moving house

Changing your address if you’re moving house

Learn about what you need to tell us when you move house and how it can affect your payments.

1. Relationship changes
2. Most useful information

Relationship details - Separated under one roof form (SS293)

Use this form if you’re separated but live under the same roof as your ex-partner. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.

1. Centrelink self service
2. Centrelink phone self service

What are the Centrelink phone self service options

There are 2 options for phone self service.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)

Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.

1. What changes you need to know or tell us about
2. Change your circumstances with Centrelink

Updating your bank account balances and details with Centrelink

If you get a payment from us, you must tell us when there are changes to your bank account balances.

1. Living arrangements
2. Housing

Moving house

Find out how moving house can affect your payments and services from us.