Most useful information for living with disability

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Asset hardship provisions

We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. Who can get it

Getting help with Disability Support Pension

You can get help from an advocate, nominee or us with your Disability Support Pension (DSP).

1. Youth Disability Supplement
2. How much you can get

Changes to the Youth Disability Supplement payment

We update the Youth Disability Supplement payment rate on 1 January each year.

1. Working while you get DSP
2. Getting help to find work

Employment Services Assessments

Employment Services Assessments (ESAts) help us understand the impact of your barriers to work including disability, illness or injury.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Private trusts and companies

If you’re part of a private trust or company, we need to know your share of the income and assets.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Financial investments

The value of your financial investments counts in the assets test and income test for payments from us.

1. Living with disability
2. Most useful information

Customer in psychiatric confinement form (SA379)

Use this form to provide information if you are in psychiatric confinement to help us assess your eligibility for Centrelink payments.

1. How we assess your claim
2. Disability Medical Assessment

What to bring to your Disability Medical Assessment

You’ll need to bring some paperwork to your assessment. You can also bring someone for support.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. Who can get it

Before claiming Disability Support Pension

We can help you work out if you may be able to get Disability Support Pension (DSP).