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Age qualifications for a Low Income Health Care Card (LIC), Foster Child Health Care Card (FST) or Ex-Carer Allowance (child) Health Care Card (EHC) 101-06040040

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This document outlines information relating to children and youths under 18 who will generally only qualify for concession entitlement as a dependant on their parent's concession card (that is if the parent qualifies for and is granted a card). Some children and youths under 18 years of age may qualify for a Low Income Health Care Card (LIC) in their own right, their foster carers for a Foster Child Health Care Card (FST) or Ex-Carer Allowance (child) Health Care Card (EHC) depending on their circumstances.

Enquiries about age qualifications for LIC, FST or EHC

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Step

Action

1

Child under 16

Is the child under 16 years of age?

2

Child in the care of an organisation

Is the child in the care of an institution (including Approved Care Organisations (ACOs) and State or Territory Government departments)?

3

Foster care child

Is the child a foster care child?

4

Check if customer was on Carer Allowance (CA) prior to the child's 16th birthday

Was the customer a CA care recipient for the child on the day prior to their 16th birthday?

5

Customer undertaking secondary studies

Is the child under 19 years of age and undertaking secondary studies?

6

LIC claim

The child may qualify for LIC. See:

Dependants must meet certain age qualifications to be included on their parent's LIC. A young person who is under 19, is an FTB child and is a secondary student, is not qualified for a LIC of their own. They may be included on their parent's card instead.

See the References page to determine which dependants are not qualified for a Health Care Card

Procedure ends here.