How long does a companion card take?
Your application will be processed within 20 working days.
What does a companion card cover?
Companion Card – for people with a significant, permanent disability, who need a carer to help them to go to events. Organisations that accept the Companion Card will ask the person with disability to pay for their own ticket but will provide a free second ticket for a carer.
Do Event Cinemas accept companion card?
Event Cinemas accepts the Companion Card. The Companion Card holder’s guest will receive a complimentary admission.
Do you have to accept companion cards?
Is it compulsory for organisations to accept companion cards? “Whilst it is encouraged that businesses participate in the program, in NSW for example, it is not compulsory for businesses to participate with the program.
How much does a companion card cost?
Companion Cards are issued free of charge. However, the applicant must supply two colour photographs of passport quality which they must obtain at their own cost.
What age can you get a companion card?
Companion Cards are issued free of charge. However, the applicant must supply two colour photographs of passport quality which they must obtain at their own cost. Is there an age restriction? No, there is no age restriction, but the Companion Card program is all about ‘fair ticketing’.
Do companion cards expire?
Cardholders are required to renew their Companion Card every ten years.
Can you get a companion card for autism?
The Companion Card is issued to residents of NSW with a significant and permanent disability who are unable to participate in most community based activities without significant assistance with mobility, communication, self-care, planning and where the use of aids and other technologies does not meet those needs.
What is a companion card Qld?
The Companion Card is issued in the name of the person who has a disability, and is valid for 5 years. A companion is any person who accompanies a cardholder and provides attendant care support. The cardholder’s chosen companion may be a paid or unpaid assistant or carer, family member, friend or partner.
