Community Services Card : Contents
Family unit
A family is defined as a group of persons who live together in the same household that comprises either:
- 1 adult who cares for one or more dependent children who are part of that group or
- 2 adults who care for one or more dependent children who are part of that group
Where other members of the extended family, for example, a grandparent or an adult sibling, lives with the family, they cannot be included as part of the family unit and must establish eligibility in their own right.
The income limits for a family unit, at 1 April 2026, are:
Family of 2: 1 adult + 1 child | $67,791 per annum |
Family of 3 | $83,444 per annum |
Family of 4 | $96,266 per annum |
Family of 5 | $108,860 per annum |
Family of 6 | $122,724 per annum |
Family of 7 or more add $12,440 for each extra child | |
For the income limits for all clients see:
- Deskfile Income cut-out points
For more information see:
Legislation
- Family regulation 8(7) Health Entitlement Cards Regulations 1993
- family credit income (definition) regulation 2 Health Entitlement Cards Regulations 1993
- Eligibility regulation 8 Health Entitlement Cards Regulation 1993
- Income limit regulation 8(6) Health Entitlement Cards Regulation 1993
