DISABILITY SUPPORT PENSION ASSESSMENT 

 

 

Purpose 

Centrelink require that for a person to qualify for a Disability Support pension they:

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1. Must have a significant disability - intellectual and / or mental health related 

2. Have received treatment and were unlikely to improve significantly within the next two years 

3. Have an imparment rating of at least 20 points under the Tables for the Assessment of Work    

    Related Impairment for Disability Support Pension 

4. Were unable to work for 15 or more hours per week 

5. Unable to retrain for work within the next two years.

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Legislation 

Social Security Act 1991