Most useful information for elder health and safety

1. Ageing
2. Elder health and safety

Elder safety

Information and resources to support the safety and wellbeing of older people as they age.

1. Ageing
2. Elder health and safety

Elder wellbeing

Information and resources to help you look after your wellbeing as you get older.

1. Elder health and safety
2. Most useful information

Claim for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card form (SA296)

Use this form to claim a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card if you are age pension age.

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. How to manage your card

Renewing or replacing a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

If you're eligible for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, we renew your card before it expires. We can also replace a lost or stolen card.

1. Continence Aids Payment Scheme
2. How to manage your payment

Buying continence aids products

We don’t supply or sell continence aids products.

Replace a lost or stolen Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card

If your Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card is lost, stolen or ruined, we can post you a new card if you need one.

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. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for other extreme circumstances

How to claim a Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances

Complete the following steps to claim Crisis Payment for Other Extreme Circumstances. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Top payments
2. Continence Aids Payment Scheme

How much you can get on the Continence Aids Payment Scheme

Information about how much you can get, how we pay and why it won’t count as income.

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.