Payments and services if you have a mental illness

Find out what payments and services are available to help you manage a mental illness.

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.

Concession cards

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

What Medicare covers

Medicare may be able to help with the cost of some mental health treatments. Find out more about mental health care and Medicare on the Services Australia website.

Help looking for work

There’s support available to help you get back into the workforce if you have a mental health condition. Some of these links will take you away from myGov.

Page last updated: 23 August 2023