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  • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
    Family situation Annual income limit
    Single $101,105
    Couple (combined) $161,768
    Couple, illness‑separated (combined) $202,210
    For each additional child add $639.60

    Amounts shown are for the period 20 Sep 2025 – 19 Sep 2026.

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    Income for CSHC is adjusted taxable income (see table below) plus deeming on non-grandfathered account-based pensions held by a client, or partner, who is age 60 or over.
     

    Indexed 20 September each year.

    Pensioners over Age Pension age who lost entitlement to the pension on 1 January 2017 due to the asset test changes were issued with a non-income tested CSHC. 

    Adjusted Taxable Income (ATI)

    taxable income
    + assessable fringe benefits exceeding $1,000
    + target foreign income
    + total net investment loss
    + tax free Government pensions or benefits
    + Paid Parental Leave income
    + reportable superannuation contributions
    - deductible child maintenance expenditure
    - assessable First Home Super Saver released amounts
  • Low income health care card – new applicants

    To be eligible for a low income health care card, average gross income must be below the applicable limit for the eight-week period prior to lodging a new claim or renewal.

    Status Weekly income Eight‑weekly income

    Single, no children

    $797

    $6,376

    Couple (combined), no children

    $1,362

    $10,896

    Single, one dependant child

    $1,362

    $10,896

    Additional amount for each dependant child

    $34

    $272

    Amounts shown are for the period 20 Sep 2025 – 19 Mar 2026.

  • Low income health care card – existing cardholders

    Once a low income health care card has been issued, average weekly income over any eight-week period must not exceed the applicable limit for any eight-week period (from date of issue of the card to its expiry date).

    Status Weekly income Eight‑weekly income

    Single, no children

    $996.25

    $7,970

    Couple (combined), no children

    $1,702.50

    $13,620

    Single, one dependant child

    $1,702.50

    $13,620

    Additional amount for each dependant child

    $42.50

    $340

    Amounts shown are for the period 20 Sep 2025 – 19 Mar 2026.

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