Most useful information for living with disability

1. Top payments
2. Disability Support Pension

When you’ll get your first Disability Support Pension payment

There may be one or more waiting periods that apply before you get your first Disability Support Pension payment.

Private trusts and companies

If you’re part of a private trust or company, we need to know your share of the income and assets.

Business structures

Your business structure may affect your and your partner’s payments from us.

Getting help to find work when you’re getting Disability Support Pension (DSP)

There’s support available if you want to work while getting Disability Support Pension (DSP) and need help to find or keep a job.

Income maintenance period

This waiting period may apply if you or your partner have stopped work and got leave or redundancy payments.

Income streams

These are regular payments made from your superannuation fund or purchased using either superannuation money or savings.

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. Who can get it
2. Non-medical rules

Income and assets tests for Disability Support Pension

The amount of Disability Support Pension (DSP) you can get depends on your assessable income and assets.

1. Centrelink self service
2. Electronic messaging

How to manage electronic messaging

Your options and obligations for electronic messaging.

1. Prepare to transfer to Age Pension
2. Transfer to Age Pension

How to transfer to Age Pension online

Complete the following steps to transfer to Age Pension. Before you start, check if you can get it.