Mobility Allowance

Mobility Allowance is a payment from Services Australia. 

Who can get it

To get this you must:

• be 16 years or older
• meet the residence rules
• be unable to use public transport without a lot of help
• have a disability, illness, or injury
• need to travel for paid or voluntary work, study, training, or to look for work.

You can’t get this allowance if you have either:

• funded support from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• a car from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs under their Vehicle Assistance Scheme or Motor Vehicle Compensation Scheme.

Find out about who can get it and how much you can get on the Services Australia website.

How to get it

Claim online

You'll need to link Centrelink to your myGov account, if you haven’t already.

If you don’t have a myGov account

Follow the steps to create a myGov account. After you’ve created one, you can link services to your account.

If you can't claim online

Call the Disability, sickness and carers line on the Services Australia website.

Help in your language

Call the Centrelink multilingual phone service on 131 202 to speak with someone in your language.

Find information in more languages about Centrelink on the Services Australia website.