List of Concessions and Entitlements

Concession Entitlements	Pensioner Concession Card (PCC)	Low Income Health Care Card (HCC)	Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC)
Eligibility Criteria	Receipt of Age Pension, Disability Support Pension or Carer Payment. Other payments may attract the PCC with concession variations. Pension eligibility based on both an income & asset test.	Over 16 Assessable income over last 8 weeks Single - $546 per week Couple - $943 per week No asset test	Age Pension age. Adjusted taxable income including deemed income on account based pension balances.  Single - $53,799 pa Couple - $86,076 pa Illness separated couple - $107,598 pa No asset test
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Prescriptions	Cardholder & dependants Usually $6.40 per script. Safety net reached at $384 pa	Cardholder & dependants Usually $6.40 per script. Safety net reached at $384 pa	Cardholder only Usually $6.40 per script. Safety net reached at $384 pa
General patients	Up to $39.50 per script. Safety net reached at $1,521.80 per calendar year.
Extended Medicare Safety Net (patient’s gap)	$668.10 pa General patients - $2,093.30 pa	$668.10 pa	$668.10 pa
Ambulance Service	Free	Free	Free
Council Rates	50% reduction on rates and waste management services up to a maximum of $250. Hardship rate relief available.
Electricity – Low Income Household Rebate	$285 p.a. per household, or $313.50 p.a. for residents of retirement villages & caravan parks. Paid by retailer.
Electricity – Life Support Rebate	Applied by retailer for users of approved life support equipment
Gas	Gas rebate applied by retailer
Water & Sewage	Free service charge, 80% reduction on sewerage service charge	.
Motor Vehicle	Free registration, one concession per card, Free driver’s licence
Metropolitan Railways, Sydney Ferries	Pensioner Opal Card $2.50 per day (not including Sydney Airport stations)	Can apply for Transport Concession Entitlement Card
Countrylink Trains	4 Pensioner Travel Vouchers @ $10, or 15% of peak adult fare. $2.50 daily Country Excursion Ticket with multiple stops, but not to Sydney, Newcastle or Wollongong. 50% reduction for interstate train fares.	Can apply for Transport Concession Entitlement Card
Photo Card, Recreational Fishing Licence, Firearm Licence	Free
Boat and Personal Watercraft Licence	50% reduction.