Most useful information

1. Top payments
2. ABSTUDY Living Allowance

How to claim ABSTUDY Living Allowance

How you claim depends on your circumstances.

1. Carer Payment
2. How to manage your payment

Prepare to transfer to Age Pension if you get Carer Payment

If you get Carer Payment and you’re Age Pension age, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Top payments
2. Disability Support Pension

How we assess your claim for Disability Support Pension

When you claim Disability Support Pension (DSP), we assess if you meet both non-medical and medical rules.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. Who can get it

Medical rules for Disability Support Pension

If you don’t meet the manifest medical rules, you need to meet the general medical rules to get Disability Support Pension (DSP).

1. Disability Support Pension
2. How we assess your claim

Impairment rating for Disability Support Pension

We assess your impairment as part of the general medical rules for Disability Support Pension (DSP).

1. Disability Support Pension
2. How we assess your claim

Assessing your ability to work for Disability Support Pension

We assess your ability to work as part of general medical rules for Disability Support Pension (DSP).

1. Disability Support Pension
2. How we assess your claim

Explaining the decision for Disability Support Pension

After we assess your claim for Disability Support Pension (DSP), we’ll tell you the outcome and explain our decision.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. How to claim

Claiming again - Disability Support Pension

Before claiming Disability Support Pension (DSP) again, you should check you meet the eligibility rules.

1. What your commitments are
2. Meeting participation requirements if you’re under 35

What happens at participation interviews for Disability Support Pension

If you’re required to participate, you’ll do an initial interview and then follow-up interviews as needed.

1. What your commitments are
2. Meeting participation requirements if you’re under 35

How to manage your participation requirements for Disability Support Pension

We’ll help you develop a participation plan. You’ll need to keep meeting these requirements to get Disability Support Pension (DSP).