Tasmania – TAS Seniors Card

TAS seniors card eligibility

  • 60 or over
  • not working or working less than 20 hours per week
  • Permanent resident of Tasmania

 

TAS mainstream concession card benefits p.a.

Benefit type

Pensioner Concession Card – PCC

Low Income Holder Concession Card – LIHCC

Commonwealth Seniors Health Card – CSHC

Seniors

Council rates

Up to $379¹

Up to $379¹

Water

Up to $227

Up to $227

Electricity

Up to $633²

Up to $633²

Car registration

$118³

$118³

Dental

$105⁴

$105⁴

Value

$1,462

$1,462

¹ If TasWater client, up to $559 if not.
² Maximum daily concession multiplied by 365.
³ Difference in concessional and non-concessional registration costs for a 4 cylinder light vehicle.
⁴ $45 co-payment for subsidised general check-up. Assumes total cost of $150.

Concession cards value

From the mainstream state benefits listed above, LIHCC holders receive the same benefits as PCC holders. The PCC can also provide less common benefits for clients, such as:

  • visual aids
  • wigs for cancer patients
  • spirit of Tasmania discounts
  • Bass Strait islands air travel concession

 

Additional state benefits

There are other less common or one-off concessions you might benefit from, including but not limited to:

  • will and Enduring Power of Attorney discounts with the Public Trustee (PCC and TAS seniors card)
  • spectacles (PCC and LIHCC)
  • firearm licence and registration fee reductions (PCC and LIHCC)
  • right to information request fee waiver – $41.25 (PCC and LIHCC)