Apply for a Companion Card

Check if you're eligible

You can apply for Companion Card if:

• you live in South Australia or reside here under a valid visa
• you have a lifelong severe or profound disability
• due to your disability you are unable to participate at all venues and activities without significant attendant care for mobility, communication, self-care, and planning.

Attendant care means significant assistance with activities where the use of aids, equipment, or alternative strategies do not enable you to carry out these activities independently. It does not include your companion providing only social company or reassurance.

The Companion Card is not issued to every person who has a disability.

Medical indicators for Companion Card eligibility

Download the application form

Download the Companion Card - application form (2.3 MB PDF) or phone 1800 667 110 and ask for a form to be sent to you.

Fill in the form and attach your photo and documents

You must provide:

• copies of supporting documents, eg formal reports or assessments such as:
  • IQ test
  • Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) scores
  • psychological assessments
  • visual acuity readings
• one passport quality photo of your head and shoulders, with a plain background.

This picture will go on your Companion Card. You can take the photo yourself or you can get this type of photo at a post office for a cost.

Get your form and photo signed by your health professional or registered NDIS service provider

They will need to sign the back of your photo and complete and sign parts of the application form.

They can attach additional evidence or documentation to the application.

Submit your application

Post your application to:

SA Companion Card
Reply Paid 292
Adelaide SA 5001

You don't need a postage stamp.