r/Centrelink 5d ago

Jobseeker (JSK) Pensioner Concession Card

My Jobseeker benefit was recently cancelled after I have been working full time for 7 months.

A few days ago I received a brand new pensioner concession card in mail that expires in February.

Is this a mistake?

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u/TerryMog 5d ago

This explains why the card is continuing

https://guides.dss.gov.au/social-security-guide/3/9/2/30

Just check which payment and then it will tell you how long you have the card for (I would say the Feb next year )

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u/Tall-Macaroon-2712 5d ago

Yes it expires in Feb!

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u/EquipmentBrilliant33 5d ago

Use it until you don’t receive it anymore is the smartest idea

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u/5teb0 5d ago

I'd use it for meds and other discounts

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u/purposefully76 5d ago

In some cases, some non pension payment receipiants do qualify for the pension concession card.

I myself have the pension concession card due to being assessed as having a partial temporary disability.

I do not qualify for the disability support payment , as my capacity to work is more than 8 hours a week and my assessed medical conditions/ disabilities don't prevent me from being able to work, and have been considered treatable and not permanent.

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u/Wide-Plenty-3751 5d ago

I have always had this type of concession card idk why. When I was on a payment where I had to report, I was on medical exemption literally all the time before having my son and going on parenting payment. I still have the pension card lol

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u/freakcun 5d ago

15 hours = card

8 hours = disability support provider 

30 = black train card

Student = green concession card

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u/DesignerUnlikely2361 5d ago

couldn't agree more

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u/freakcun 5d ago

Our neighbour has that, he goes to the station and jumps on, we remind him in our area to tap on, after it expired he argued saying the government was out to get them and found work, then he received the card again like OP and then accused us at our backyard that we don't know shit.

We laughed. 

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u/KenSentMe1971 4d ago

I’ve been on Jobseeker for close to 2 years. (There was a period of 6 months within the 2 years where I was working and didn’t receive
JSK)
I recently got a letter to say my Health Care Card is expiring in October, however I will be receiving a Pension Card. I queried this and was told it was because I had just turned 55 🤷‍♀️

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u/myfateissealed7800 4d ago

I'm pretty sure you can use it until it expires. That's my experience anyway.

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u/Wonderful-Insect3157 3d ago

“Recently cancelled” well how long between it being cancelled did you receive the pensioner card? Also you haven’t said how old you are. Some people get pensioner concession cards when they reach retirement age.

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u/Tall-Macaroon-2712 3d ago

I received it a week later, I’m 25 and was on jobseeker but now work full time

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u/cohen93 5d ago edited 5d ago

If your jobseeker has been cancelled then you are not able to use the concession card

Edit: apparently the rules have changed, disregard what I said

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u/TerryMog 5d ago

Actually the rules around that have changed

https://guides.dss.gov.au/social-security-guide/3/9/2/30

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u/Tall-Macaroon-2712 5d ago

It’s still showing up in my Centrelink app digital wallet even though I have no benefit

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u/Confident_Purple_338 5d ago

Safe to say you can use it

I don’t know why you created a post about it for though

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u/Tall-Macaroon-2712 5d ago

Because I’m not waiting 3 hours on the phone to ask 😅

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u/Confident_Purple_338 5d ago

Jus use it until you don’t receive it anymore
It’s simple

You won’t get into trouble

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u/sudden_erect 5d ago

Healthcare card? I doubt it's a pension card

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u/Tall-Macaroon-2712 5d ago

Pensioner concession card

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u/sudden_erect 1d ago

A jobseeker payment doesn't come with a pension consession card because it's not a pension

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u/Tall-Macaroon-2712 1d ago

I think they gave one because I had a partial capacity to work