Health Care Card question...

[JennaJayen]

I appologise if there is already a post about this somewhere, but I wasn't able to find anything.

I was just wondering how to go about getting a HCC now that we are getting FTB parts A & B combined? And whether we would be eligable for it, as DF's income is variable from week to week, and he could earn anywhere between $45,000 and $50,000 per anum?

Thanks guys.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

i think u need to earn under 42 k a year to get it. i think.. BG will pop in here no doubt and let u know.

[briggsy's girl]

i think u need to earn under 42 k a year to get it. i think.. BG will pop in here no doubt and let u know.

yup

the cut off for automatically receiving a HCC is somewhere around 42k combined so you're over that limit sorry

[JennaJayen]

Thanks for that, I was just wondering about it as we had a HCC before Jaycen was born when DF was only earning 45k. At least now I know and I won't have to make a trip down the street lol Thanks heaps.

[*becstar*]

I think can you still apply for one BG?? Is it just that you only get it automatically under 42k??

[briggsy's girl]

I think can you still apply for one BG?? Is it just that you only get it automatically under 42k??

yeah you can

the income thresholds are on the centrelink website. the thresholds are on par with FTB though unless you have a HEAP of children. if you don't qualify for FTB HCC with two kids, you won't apply for a LIC manually processed