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Transport

Bass Strait Islands (King Island and Flinders Island) · Rebates & concessions

Bass Strait Islands Age Pension Air Travel Subsidy

You could get 50% back on one return flight a year

Pensioners on King or Flinders Island get half of one return flight to mainland Tasmania back each year.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026service.tas.gov.au
Transport

Tasmania · Rebates & concessions

Driver licence concession

You could get 5-year licence $74.00 instead of $140.64

Cheaper driver licence renewals for concession card holders, and no licence fee for people 65 and over.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026transport.tas.gov.au
Energy & bills

Tasmania · Rebates & concessions

Embedded network electricity concessions

You could get $673 a year low-income rebate, plus extra for medical needs (2026–27)

Yearly power payments for people billed by a caravan park or retirement village, not a power company.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026service.tas.gov.au
Energy & bills

Tasmania · Payments

Heating Allowance

You could get $56 a year, paid in May and September

A small yearly payment to help pensioners with very low income and savings pay for heating.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026service.tas.gov.au
Energy & bills

Tasmania · Rebates & concessions

Medical cooling or heating concession

You could get $201.54 a year (55.216 cents a day)

An extra power bill discount if someone at home has a medical condition made worse by heat or cold.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026concessions.tas.gov.au
Seniors & carers

Tasmania · Rebates & concessions

National parks pass concession

You could get 20% off: annual all-parks pass $83.85 instead of $104.75

20% off yearly and 2-year national parks passes for concession card and Seniors Card holders.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026parks.tas.gov.au
Healthcare

Tasmania · Rebates & concessions

Patient Travel Assistance Scheme

You could get 30c a km by private vehicle; accommodation up to $80 a night in Tasmania

Help with travel and accommodation costs for Tasmanians who travel more than 75 km one way for specialist care.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026health.tas.gov.au
Housing

Tasmania · Rebates & concessions

Pensioner council rates remission

You could get 30% off your rates, up to $591 in 2026–27

Up to 30% off council rates on your own home, for Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card holders.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026sro.tas.gov.auCloses 31 Mar 2027
Healthcare

Tasmania · Rebates & concessions

Spectacles Assistance Scheme (adults and young children)

What you get Help with the cost of standard lenses and frames

Help paying for glasses for adults and pre-school children on low incomes with a concession card.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026health.tas.gov.au
Children & family

Tasmania · Rebates & concessions

Spectacles Assistance Scheme for school students

What you get One pair of standard glasses a year, paid in full

Free standard glasses for school students whose parent holds a concession card.

Reviewed 5 Nov 2026decyp.tas.gov.au

More money and concessions 11

Other help you might need 8

Help from the Australian Government 65

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