The card provides discounts and benefits to carers in acknowledgment of their contribution.
Victorian Carer Card holders can benefit from discounts at thousands of participating businesses across Victoria. These include discounts on a range of goods and services like travel and transport, eating out, shopping, getting help with your finances, or even leisure and recreation activities like seeing a movie at selected cinemas.
Victorian Carer Card holders can enjoy most (but not all) of the discounts available to Seniors Card holders. You can view all discounts and special offers on the Victorian Seniors Card and Victorian Carer Card Discount Directory.
Look out for the Victorian Carer Card ‘We Care’ sticker to find participating businesses offering discounts to Victorian Carer Card holders. The quarterly Victorian Carer Card e-News also highlights some of these offers.
To be eligible for a Carer Card you must be a resident of Victoria and either:
You can confirm your eligibility by:
You can find more information on the Carer Card Program Victoria's Resources & FAQs page.
To make an application for a Victorian Carer Card, contact the Victorian Government Carer Card Program via phone 1800 901 958 (during business hours) or online at www.carercard.vic.gov.au