Getting support if you have illness, injury or disability

Find out what payments and support are available if you have illness, injury or disability.

Services Australia payments you can get

You may be able to get a payment from Services Australia. Some of these links will take you away from myGov.

  • Disability Support Pension

    Help if you have a permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric condition.

  • Mobility Allowance

    This helps with travel costs for work, study, training or looking for work if you have disability, illness or injury.

  • JobSeeker Payment

    A payment for people between 22 and Age Pension age who are looking for work, or who can’t work or study for a short time.

Other Services Australia payments you can get

You may get payments to help with energy costs and costs for continence products. These links will take you away from myGov.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

The NDIS provides support to people with significant intellectual, physical, sensory, cognitive and psychological disabilities. This includes children with developmental delay.

There are age, residency and disability criteria to be eligible for the NDIS.

You can find out if you’re eligible on the NDIS website.

Concession cards

There are concession and health care cards from Services Australia. These cards can help with the cost of health services and medicines. These links will take you away from myGov.

What Medicare covers

Medicare can help pay for some or all of your costs when you need:

  • visits to your GP or treating health professional
  • tests and scans, such as x-rays or blood tests
  • some surgeries and procedures.

There are things that Medicare doesn’t cover, such as ambulances and some dental care. Find out more about what Medicare covers on the Services Australia website.

Private health insurance

Private health insurance can help to cover the costs, including:

  • general treatment
  • hospital stay
  • ambulance.

Find out what private health can cover on the Private Health website.

Ambulance cover

Some insurance providers may cover the cost of ambulance services. Some states and territories offer Ambulance cover.

Find out the type of cover available on your state or territory ambulance website. These links will take you away from myGov.

State or territory State ambulance resource
ACT ACT Emergency Services Agency
NSW NSW Ambulance
NT St. John Ambulance
Qld Queensland Ambulance Service
SA SA Ambulance Service
Tas Ambulance Tasmania
Vic Ambulance Victoria
WA St. John Ambulance WA
Page last updated: 2 January 2024