Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

20 September 2019 – 19 September 2020

	2019/20
Income assessed	Adjusted taxable income plus deemed income from certain account based pensions from 1 January 2015 Deemed income from account based pensions is not included in the income test for Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) where the pension commenced on or before 31 December 2014 provided the CSHC is held continuously from 31 December 2014
Cut-out threshold – single	$55,808
Cut-out threshold – couple	$89,290 (combined)	Thresholds increased by $639.60 for each dependent child cared for.
Cut-out threshold – couple (illness separated)	$111,616 (combined)
Eligibility criteria	A claimant must: be an Australian resident, living in Australia not be subject to a newly arrived residents waiting period have reached Age Pension age but not qualify for Age Pension (or not receive certain other Social Security/Veterans’ Affairs pensions/benefits) Those who lose their Age Pension entitlement because of the asset test changes effective from 1 January 2017 will automatically qualify for the CSHC
Indexation	Income thresholds indexed each 20 September in line with CPI
Note: Energy Supplement payments are only paid to CSHC holders who have continuously held the card since 19 September 2016.

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