Residence rules for a Low Income Health Care Card
To be eligible for a Low Income Health Care Card you must meet the residence rules.
Change of circumstances if you hold a Health Care Card
You need to tell us about any changes to your circumstances when you hold a Health Care Card.
Set up Centrepay deductions
You can set up your own Centrepay deductions. Once you’ve arranged a Centrepay deduction, we pay the business for you, out of your Centrelink payment.
Your representatives for Centrepay
You can choose to have someone else deal with your Centrepay deductions on your behalf.
Keep track of your Centrepay deductions
You should check your deductions regularly to make sure they're still correct and make changes if needed.
Changes to your Centrelink payments can affect your Centrepay deductions
If your Centrelink payment changes it may affect your Centrepay deductions.
Our obligations for Centrepay
We want the Centrepay bill paying service to work for you.
Using your personal details for Centrepay
When you set up a Centrepay deduction, you also consent to sharing your payment and deduction details between the business and us.
What other Health Care Cards are available
There are other cards that may suit you better.
Late AVTOP claims for declared overseas terrorist acts
Late claims for Australian Victim of Terrorism Overseas Payment (AVTOP) may still be accepted if special circumstances apply.