Read more about DSP.
You may also get it if you're under 22 and get either:
- Youth Allowance as a job seeker, full time student or Australian Apprentice, or
- ABSTUDY as a full time student or Australian Apprentice.
If you’re getting Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY you also need a current Employment Services Assessment. It must show that you have an illness, injury or disability that both:
- stops you from working 30 or more hours a week
- will last more than 2 years.
We’ll refer you for an Employment Services Assessment if you need one.