Disability Support Pension

What is the Disability Support Pension?

The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is a Centrelink payment for individuals with a permanent disability or medical condition that prevents them from working more than 15 hours a week.

DRC provides resources and assistance to help you understand and apply for the DSP.

If you think you qualify for the DSP and are looking for more information:

You can go to DSP Help

DSP Help is a great resource. It takes you through the process of applying for the DSP step by step. We recommend that you look through this before you apply to make sure you have everything you need.

Getting the right medical evidence is very important

People are often rejected for the DSP because their disability has been assessed as not meeting the requirements for a successful application. This may be because the right medical evidence has not been provided.

The Medical Evidence Bot at DSP Help can help you and your treating medical team prepare the evidence for a DSP application.

Social Security Rights Victoria (SSRV) has pre-written medical reports in their (DSP) Toolkit which can help your doctor prepare a report for your DSP application.

Help with Centrelink

SSRV is also able to provide phone advice to anyone living in Victoria with Centrelink issues, including the DSP.

Unfortunately, many DSP applications are rejected. It is common to apply more than once before being approved. If you don’t get the DSP the first time you apply, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try again.

Here is how we can help:

You can call or email us with your questions. We may be able to answer them quickly, and you can continue with your application independently.

You can ask DRC for more assistance with your DSP application if:

You have previously applied and been rejected;
Your English is limited; or
You are finding it too difficult to complete the application and have no one to help you