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Health Care Card

Did you know that you can be employed on a full-time or part-time basis and still be eligible to receive a Low Income Health Care Card from Centrelink.

If you have a current concession or Health Care Card, you will significantly benefit with the costs of enrolment fees charged by your Training Provider – refer below:

There are 2 components of training costs for apprentices/ trainees:

1. The Cost of Tution:

In Victoria the STATE GOVERNMENT provides funding to the Training Provider for the training for eligible Apprentices or Trainees.

2. Enrolment fees for government funded training:

All training providers are required to charge for up to 640 contact hours per annum for enrolment fees. Student services and amenity fees may also be charged.

For more information visit Centrelink

YOU CAN APPLY FOR A HEALTH CARE CARD BY:

Contacting Centrelink on 13 24 90 and request them to mail you an application for a Claim for a Health Care Card

OR

Visit Centrelink website and print the Claim for a Health Care Card (PDF 343KB).

If you do print the claim directly from the website, you should also visit the “intent to claim” section and submit your notification of “intention to lodge a claim”.

Some of the other benefits of Health Care Card include:
• Public Transport Discount
• Discount on Motor Vehicle Registration Fees
• Reduced Enrolment Fees

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