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When you are 15 to 24
You may get Income Management and BasicsCard if you are 15 to 24 years old and live in the Northern Territory. You must also have been getting one of these payments for 3 of the last 6 months:
When you are 25 to Age Pension age
You may get Income Management and BasicsCard if you are 25 to Age Pension age and live in the Northern Territory. You must also have been getting one of these payments for more than 12 of the last 24 months:
What happens to your money
Half of your payment and all advance and lump sum payments you get go into your Income Management account and BasicsCard. The other half of your payment goes into your normal bank account.
Exemptions from Income Management
You may be able to get an exemption from Income Management depending on your circumstances.
If you are eligible for an exemption, you will remain exempt from Income Management unless your circumstances change.
Read more about exemptions from Income Management or call the BasicsCard General Enquiry line.
Contact numbers available on this page.
BasicsCard general enquiry line
Use this line for BasicsCard general enquiries or to report your card lost or stolen.
There are other ways you may want to contact us.