Commonwealth Seniors Health Card income limit, single

$105,048a year

Applies from 20 September 2026
Source: Services Australia
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $105,048 a year
Unit: Australian dollars per year
Applies from: 20 September 2026
Reset cycle: The official figure is reviewed on 20 September each year.
Official source: Services Australia: Income test for Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

Income must be less than this amount a year to meet the income test. The test counts adjusted taxable income and deemed income from account-based income streams. There is no assets test. Services Australia reviews the limit on 20 September each year in line with the Consumer Price Index. The effective date comes from the Department of Social Services rates list for 20 September 2026 indexation.

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Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
20 September 2026	$105,048 a yearcurrentSource: Services Australia: Income test for Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Start date not recorded	$101,105 a yearSource: Department of Social Services: Social Security Payment Parameters: 20 September 2026 indexationListed as the previous amount. The source does not state when it started.

This figure as JSON

{
  "id": "cshc_income_limit_single",
  "value": 105048,
  "unit": "AUD_per_year",
  "effective_from": "2026-09-20",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "20_september",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Services Australia",
    "title": "Income test for Commonwealth Seniors Health Card"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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