These icons will help you locate the concessions available to you:
Companion Card
Services Australia Health Care Card
Services Australia Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Concession available to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria
Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card
Seniors Card
Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Assistance to Aboriginal people to access housing is available to those who:
Aboriginal housing applicants must satisfy the requirements of the Eligibility for Tasmanian Government Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Programs and Services Policy, unless they have previously been deemed eligible to access a Tasmanian Government Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander program or service.
Department of Communities Tasmania
Phone: 1300 665 663 (Housing Tasmania)
Web: www.communities.tas.gov.au/housing
Assistance is available to eligible Tasmanians who are having difficulty accessing or staying in the private rental market.
Assistance is available to:
Housing Connect
Phone: 1800 800 588 (Statewide freecall)
Web: www.communities.tas.gov.au/housing
Assistance to people to access housing is available to:
Department of Communities Tasmania
Phone: 1300 665 663 (Housing Tasmania)
Web: www.communities.tas.gov/housing
A 30 per cent reduction on local government rates and charges (capped at a maximum amount each year) is available to a pensioner who on 1 July each year holds a:
and
In 2016-17, eligibility was extended to holders of DVA Health Cards ("Gold Card") inscribed with ‘Totally and Permanently Incapacitated’ (TPI) or ‘War Widow’, ‘War Widower’ whose Gold Cards and entitlements are issued under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
All initial enquiries should be made to your relevant local council.
The Streets Ahead Incentive Program can help Tasmanians on low to moderate incomes to buy a home from Housing Tasmania.
The Streets Ahead Incentive Program provides:
Department of Communities Tasmania
Phone: 1300 665 663 (Communities Tasmania)
Web: https://www.communities.tas.gov.au/housing/streets-ahead