Wrong again DaveR
Exemptions to the waiting period
You may not have to wait if you're:
If things have changed and you're going through hardships beyond your control, you may be eligible for Special Benefit or a Low Income Health Care Card straight away.
- an Australian citizen
- arriving as part of a refugee or humanitarian program, or
- a holder of a specific visa subclass and claiming certain payments, or
- a family member of a refugee or humanitarian migrant
- at the time that person arrived in Australia, and
- when you claim a payment or concession
mce-anchorVisas exempt from the waiting period
Check to see if your visa subclass allows you to get some payments and concession cards.
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