Most useful information for Living with disability

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. Who can get it
2. Medical rules

Manifest medical rules for Disability Support Pension

You may get Disability Support Pension (DSP) if you meet manifest medical rules.

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. 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.

1. Pharmaceutical Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Record your medicines for Pharmaceutical Allowance

You should keep a record of the medicine you buy.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

What gifts we include in income and assets tests

We may include your gift if you give away, sell or transfer it for less than its market value.