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Superannuation

Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.

  1. Disability Support Pension
  2. What your commitments are

Working while you get Disability Support Pension (DSP)

You may be able to work and still get Disability Support Pension (DSP).

  1. Living with disability
  2. Most useful information

Claim for Disability Support Pension for a Terminal Illness form (SA494)

Use this form to claim Disability Support Pension for a terminal illness where your life expectancy is less than 2 years. You must be 16 to Age Pension age at the time of claiming.

  1. Top payments
  2. Pharmaceutical Allowance

How to apply for Pharmaceutical Allowance

We’ll assess if you can get Pharmaceutical Allowance. You don’t need to apply unless you want an advance payment.

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.

  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. Medical rules
  2. General medical rules

Diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised for Disability Support Pension

Your medical condition must be diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised to meet the Disability Support Pension (DSP) general medical rules.

  1. Disability Support Pension
  2. How to claim

Claiming Disability Support Pension by form

If you can't claim online, complete the following steps to claim Disability Support Pension by using a form.

  1. Top payments
  2. Youth Disability Supplement

How much Youth Disability Supplement you can get

How much Youth Disability Supplement you can get depends on how much your main payment is. We pay the supplement with your income support payment fortnightly.

  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).

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Page last updated: 10 December 2021.
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