Most viewed payments for Elder health and safety

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

Income test for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

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

1. Top payments
2. Crisis Payment

Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

You may be able to get Crisis Payment if you’ve experienced a family or domestic violence incident.

1. How your income affects your child support
2. What adjusted taxable income is

Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.

1. Top payments
2. Medicare card

Get a new Medicare card if it expires or is lost, stolen or damaged

You can get a new Medicare card if it expires or is lost, stolen or damaged. You can also get an extra card.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Top payments

Pensioner Concession Card

A concession card to get cheaper health care, medicines and some discounts if you get certain payments from us.

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. Top payments
2. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

How to claim a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

You can claim a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card once you’re Age Pension age. Complete the following steps to claim.

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.

1. How to claim
2. Prove your identity

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.

Supporting documents for your Centrelink claim

When you claim a payment or service, we’ll ask you for some documents to support your claim.