We also check if you meet program of support rules if these apply to you.
Disability support pension impairment tables.
Disability support pension impairment tables table 1 functions requiring physical exertion and stamina introduction to table 1 table 1 is to be used where the person has a permanent condition resulting in functional impairment when performing activities requiring physical exertion or stamina.
If you have any new evidence you haven t.
These tables have been in force from 1 january 2012 and are used for the assessment of new dsp claims made on or after that date and reviews commenced on or after that date.
And b specifies rules in the introduction to each table for applying that table for the purposes of subsection 26 3 of the act.
Part 2 rules for applying the impairment tables.
Social security tables for the assessment of work related impairment for disability support pension determination 2011 table 5 mental health function vulnerable people there are some rare instances where it may not be possible for diagnosis of a mental health condition to be made as outlined above.
The impairment tables are part of social security law for dsp and available on the department of social services website.
Rates at least 20 points on the impairment tables.
Your impairment is how your disability or medical condition affects your ability to function each day.
There are 15 tables which detail the points that may be awarded to a person who has a disability.
The tables are used to assess how a person s impairment affects their ability to work.
Will stop you working at least 15 hours a week in the next 2 years even with training.
Work related impairment for disability support pension 1997 referred to as the tables in order to improve its user friendliness.
The tables are updated regularly in response to medical and rehabilitation practice changes.
The impairment tables to be eligible for dsp a person must score at least 20 points under the impairment tables.
The tables are designed to assign ratings to determine the level of functional impact of the person s disability.
A sets out tables for the assessment of work related impairment for disability support pension for the purposes of subsection 26 1 of the act.
The guide has not altered the contents of the tables themselves as they form schedule 1b of the social security act 1991 and such amendments can only be enacted through parliament.
The current impairment tables are contained in the social security tables for the assessment of work related impairment for disability support pension determination 2011.
The impairment tables were revised in 2012.
