Eligibility

You are eligible for Pharmaceutical Allowance if you are receiving:

Sickness Allowance, or
Parenting Payment (single) and you are under age pension age, or
Disability Support Pension and you are under 21 with no dependent children, or
ABSTUDY, Newstart Allowance, Parenting Payment (partnered), Partner Allowance, Special Benefit or Widow Allowance or Youth Allowance if you have a temporary illness or medical condition, or
ABSTUDY, Austudy, Newstart Allowance, Parenting Payment (partnered), Partner Allowance, Special Benefit, or Widow Allowance, have turned 60 years old but are under Age Pension age and have been receiving your payment continuously for at least 9 months, or
Newstart Allowance, Parenting Payment (partnered), or Youth Allowance (as a job seeker) and have been assessed as having a partial capacity for work, or
Newstart Allowance or Youth Allowance (as a jobseeker), are a single person who is the main carer of a dependent child.

You must also meet the residence requirements of your main payment.

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