Most useful information for living with disability

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. 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. 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 need to do an initial interview and then regular follow-up interviews.

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 a temporary illness or medical condition

You may get Pharmaceutical Allowance if you have a temporary illness or medical condition.

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.