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About Bill Hero
  • Comparing plans vs comparing tariffs
  • Bill Hero for businesses
  • Bill Hero for Strata
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms of service
  • Where is Bill Hero available?
About Retail Energy
  • Estimated Energy Bills
About Bill Hero Results
  • How can I claim my refund under the Savings Guarantee?
  • Why are my results different?
  • How to set your GreenPower preference
  • How do I use the Bill Hero Subscriber Portal?
  • How to use the Green Rating filter
  • How do I use the GreenPower filter?
  • GreenPower price comparison
  • Green Ratings
  • Do I need to supply a full year worth of bills?
  • Bill price vs Comparison price
Subscriptions
  • Cancelling your Bill Hero subscription
  • How do I update my personal email address?
  • What if I have multiple properties?
  • When does my subscription period start and end?
  • How much does a Bill Hero subscription cost
  • How does subscription renewal work?
  • What is my Bill Hero email forwarding address?
  • How do I update my subscription payment details?
Switching
  • Drivers Licence card number
  • Blocked applications
  • How do I switch?
  • Gift subscriptions
  • 'Do It For Me' Switching
  • Medicare IRN
  • I can't find the plan on the retailer's website
  • Final Bills
  • Do I need to contact my old retailer when I switch?
  • How long does it take to switch?
  • Why do I need to keep switching?
Bill Hero FAQ
  • How do I upload my bills?
  • All about email forwarding
  • What is the Savings Guarantee?
  • All about incentives
  • Does Bill Hero handle solar?
  • What are default offers?
  • How we calculate your savings
  • What is the 'Link' Payment option?
  • Set your Solar system and Battery size
  • How does Bill Hero handle email bounces?
  • Changing address
  • How do I use my Promo Code?
  • What if I'm moving?
  • How long is the wait to get my comparison results?
  • Why did I receive a reminder when I already use automated email forwarding?
  • Does Bill Hero accept both monthly and quarterly bills?
  • What about concessions?
  • What is the 'Bothered Threshold'?
  • What if I don't have a bill yet?
  • What if my old retailer makes a retention offer?
  • What about smart meters?
  • What if I have a credit balance?
  • What about exit fees?
  • Referral scheme
  • What about membership fees?
  • What if the energy bill is not in my name?
  • What about the government comparison sites?
  • How can I join the Bill Hero Beta Program
  • How we rank your bill
  • How is Bill Hero different to comparison sites?
  • How does Bill Hero handle discounts?
  • How we handle gas bills
  • How will I pay my energy bills?
Energy Tariffs
  • All about Demand tariffs?
  • How does Bill Hero handle GST?
  • Wholesale pass-through pricing
  • Solar Net Metering
  • Time of Use tariff
  • Climate Saver tariff
  • Transitional Time of Use tariffs
  • Single rate tariff
Energy Retailers
  • I've never heard of these retailers
  • Scheduled payment plans
  • How can I raise a complaint with my retailer?
  • Retailer reputation and quality scores
  • Australian ownership
Energy Industry
  • Back-billing
  • July price changes
  • Energy Bill Relief Fund (EBRF)
  • All about Greenpower
  • NMI, DPI and MIRN - energy meter IDs
  • Price fix
  • The retailer wont serve my address
  • When can retailers increase their prices?
  • Retailer of Last Resort
Results Screens
  • Same plan at top of the results?
  • Bill Hero results screen explained
  • Restricted plans
Switching Details
  • Bill Hero Plan Details screen explained
Home Switching Medicare IRN

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Last updated on Jul 6, 2026

Several people, or a family, can be included on a single Medicare card.

Each person named on a Medicare card is identified by an Individual Reference Number (IRN).

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