Who can get Telephone Allowance
You can get Telephone Allowance if you have a telephone connected in your name and get a certain payment. You can also get it if the connection is in your partner’s name.
How gifting can affect your payment
If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.
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.
How to manage your payment - Disability Support Pension
Your options and obligations for Disability Support Pension.
The pension rate will increase on 20 September 2025
The payment rates for Age Pension, Carer Payment, and Disability Support Pension are increasing from 20 September 2025.
Income maintenance period
This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.
What your commitments are for Disability Support Pension (DSP)
There are things you must do to keep getting your Disability Support Pension (DSP).
Severe financial hardship provisions
We may reduce or waive your waiting period for a payment if you meet the severe financial hardship provisions.
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.
Real estate assets
Information about how real estate assets affect your payment under the assets test.