- How we assess your claim
- Disability Medical Assessment
What a Disability Medical Assessment is
A Disability Medical Assessment (DMA) helps us decide if you meet the medical rules for Disability Support Pension.
Ordinary waiting period
You may have to wait for a week before your payment starts. We will let you know when you claim if this applies to you.
- Parental Leave Pay
- Who can get it
Residence rules for Parental Leave Pay
To be eligible for Parental Leave Pay you must meet the residence rules.
- Top payments
- Mobility Allowance
How much Mobility Allowance you can get
You can get a standard rate or higher rate of Mobility Allowance depending on your circumstances.
- How much you can get
- Choosing your loan payments
Maximum rate of pension for a loan under the Home Equity Access Scheme
The maximum pension rate we use for a Home Equity Access Scheme loan includes any supplements you get.
- Assurance of Support
- How to apply
Documents you need to provide to give an Assurance of Support
There are important documents you need to give us to provide an Assurance of Support.
- Top payments
- Income Bank
What an Income Bank is
Your Income Bank allows you to earn credits where your income is less than $539 a fortnight.
- Top payments
- Parenting Payment
How much Parenting Payment you can get
How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.
- Pensioner Concession Card
- Who can get a card
Pensioner Concession Card for non-pensioners - 9 October 2017
We may have cancelled your pension payment on 1 January 2017 because of changes to the pension assets test.
Freedom of information
Under freedom of information (FOI) you have a right, with limited exceptions, to access documents we hold. An FOI request can take up to 30 days to process.