Most useful information for living with disability

1. Energy Supplement
2. How much you can get

Payment rates for Energy Supplement on Youth Allowance

If you get Youth Allowance the Energy Supplement amount you get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances and the payment or services you get.

1. Energy Supplement
2. How much you can get

Payment rates for Energy Supplement on Special Benefit

If you get Special Benefit the Energy Supplement amount you get depends on your circumstances and the payment or services you get.

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. 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 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).

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

Reviews for Disability Support Pension

We may review if you still meet medical and non-medical rules to keep getting 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.