Confused about entitilement to the the Family’s Community Services Card or Pharmaceutical Subsidy Card e.g. the children or other memebers of the family?


Community Service Card – By family, we mean parents (including sole parents) and children living together. Once a child is aged 18 years, they can’t use your card any more, but they can apply for their own.

Prescription Subsidy Card (PSC):

Any member of a family, usually the primary caregiver, will hold the PSC.

A family unit can mean:

  • A married (or de facto) couple, with 1+ dependant children or
  • A married (or de facto) couple, with no dependant children or
  • One person with or without children