Top payments for elder health and safety

1. Medicare
2. Top payments

Medicare card

You get a Medicare card when you’re enrolled in Medicare. Learn how to get, use and replace your card.

1. Queensland
2. North Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, December 2025 to January 2026

North Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, December 2025 to January 2026 - Disaster Recovery Allowance

Support if you’ve lost income as a direct result of North Queensland Rainfall and Flooding that started in December 2025 to January 2026.

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. 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. 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. 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.

Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

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

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.

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.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

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