Low Income Health Care Card

A concession card to get cheaper health care and some discounts if you’re on a low income.

This is a service you can get from Services Australia.

Who can get it

To get this you must:

  • be under the income test limits
  • meet residence rules.

Find out more about who can get it and the benefits on the Services Australia website.

How to get it

Claim online

You'll need to link Centrelink to your myGov account, if you haven’t already.

If you don’t have a myGov account

Follow the steps to create a myGov account. After you’ve created one, you can link services to your account.

If you can't claim online

Visit the Services Australia website to:

Help in your language

Call the Centrelink multilingual phone service on 131 202 to speak with someone in your language.

Find information in more languages about Centrelink on the Services Australia website.


Page last updated: 17 January 2024