If you have a Health Care Card, you may be eligible for other concessions. Some of these concessions may be available for a dependent child.
Benefits could include:
- bulk billing for doctor’s appointments, as decided by your doctor
- an increase in benefits for out of pocket and out of hospital medical expenses above a certain threshold through the Medicare Safety Net
- discounted mail redirection through Australia Post.
Some state and territory governments and local council areas offer other benefits if you have a Health Care Card. Check with your local area to see what benefits they offer. For example, they may offer lower rates for these types of expenses:
- electricity and gas bills
- property and water rates
- healthcare costs, including ambulance, dental and eye care
- public transport fares.
Find out about concessions available in your state or territory on their websites:
- Australian Capital Territory - Cost of living support
- New South Wales - NSW Government Community Support
- Northern Territory - NT Pensioner and Carer Concession Scheme
- Queensland - Concessions
- South Australia - Disability concessions and entitlements
- Tasmania - Discounts & concessions
- Victoria - Concessions & benefits
- Western Australia - Concessions available.
Private companies may also offer you concessions if you show them your card.
When you use Medicare services, you need to show your Medicare card.