Most useful information for living with disability

1. Top payments
2. Disability Support Pension

When you’ll get your first Disability Support Pension payment

There may be one or more waiting periods that apply before you get your first Disability Support Pension payment.

1. Top payments
2. Telephone Allowance

How much Telephone Allowance you can get

Whether you get the basic rate or full rate of Telephone Allowance depends on your situation.

1. Disability Support Pension
2. Who can get it

Non-medical rules for Disability Support Pension

You need to meet all the non-medical rules to get Disability Support Pension (DSP).

1. Disability Support Pension
2. How to manage your payment

Prepare to transfer to Age Pension if you get Disability Support Pension

If you get Disability Support Pension and you're Age Pension age, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Top payments
2. Disability Support Pension

What your commitments are for Disability Support Pension (DSP)

There are things you must do to keep getting your Disability Support Pension (DSP).

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

Medical evidence for Disability Support Pension

You need to give us medical evidence if you claim Disability Support Pension (DSP), or have a medical review.

Superannuation

Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.

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. Top payments
2. Disability Support Pension

How to claim Disability Support Pension

Complete the following steps to claim Disability Support Pension online. Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Living with disability
2. Most useful information

Disability Support Pension Medical Evidence Checklist form (SA473)

Use this checklist to help ensure you have the right medical evidence to support your claim for Disability Support Pension.