Most useful information for living with disability

1. Who can get it
2. Medical rules

General medical rules for Disability Support Pension

If you meet the general medical rules, you may get 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. 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.

1. Youth Disability Supplement
2. How to manage your supplement

Change of circumstances if you get Youth Disability Supplement

You must tell us about changes that may affect your payment within 14 days of the change.

1. Pharmaceutical Allowance
2. Who can get it

Pharmaceutical Allowance if you have dependent children

If you’re single and the main carer of a dependent child, you may get the Pharmaceutical Allowance.

1. Pharmaceutical Allowance
2. Who can get it

Pharmaceutical Allowance if you’re 55 or older

You may get Pharmaceutical Allowance when you are 55 or older and get certain payments from us.

1. Pharmaceutical Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Travel outside Australia rules for Pharmaceutical Allowance

The travel rules for your main payment affect your Pharmaceutical Allowance when you travel outside Australia.