State Concession Card

The card is issued to eligible person/s owning or having a relevant interest in the residential property which they occupy so that they can access the Local Government and Water Annual Charges rates and rebate scheme.

Contacts

Name: Department of Veterans Affairs

Phone: 133 254 or 1800 555 254 (Country free call)

Web: www.dva.gov.au

How to Apply

For more information about War Widows'/Widowers' Pension eligibility please contact the Department of Veteran Affairs on 133 254 or free call 1800 555 254. Fact sheets are available from DVA offices, and on the DVA website.

Eligibility

The following categories of eligible pensioner are issued the State Concession Card, without means test:

Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Pensioners (TPI)
Extreme Disablement Adjustment (EDA)
Blinded War Pensioners
Tuberculosis sufferers (as determined by Veterans Affairs).

The following categories of eligible pensioner are issued the State Concession Card, after satisfying a means test:

A widow/widower – a person who was legally married to, or was in a de facto relationship with, an Australian veteran immediately before the veteran's death and has not since remarried, married or entered into a de facto relationship with another person.

The card is issued to eligible person/s owning or having a relevant interest in the residential property which they occupy. The concession will only be applied to the owner occupied dwelling.

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