Payments
Income support payments for people with disabilities, and their families and carers, are provided through Centrelink.
Relevant payments include:
(links below are to Centrelink information)
- Disability Support Pension
Disability Support Pension (DSP) is a payment made to people with disability who are unable to work for at least 15 hours per week at or above the relevant minimum wage, or be re-skilled for such work, for more than two years because of their disability. Further information about eligibility for Disability Support Pension is available on the Centrelink website. - Sickness Allowance
- Mobility Allowance
- Carer Payment (Adult)
- Carer Payment (Child)
- Carer Allowance (Adult)
- Carer Allowance (Child)
- Wife Pension (Disability Support Pension)
To find out more about your eligibility for these income support payments:
- visit your local Centrelink office
- telephone 13 27 17, or
- visit the Centrelink website