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Excess disability costs

Excess disability costs are allowable Disability Allowance costs that are in excess of the maximum amount of Disability Allowance that has been granted.

Excess disability costs must not include counselling costs or transport costs to counselling sessions which are above the maximum rate of Disability Allowance.

Note excess disability costs are calculated individually for each family member (if any).

Example

A married, civil union or de facto client with 2 children has the following excess disability costs for their family.

Family member

Total amount of allowable Disability Allowance costs

Disability Allowance payable

Excess disability costs

Client

$80.00

$78.60 (maximum as at 1 April 2023)

$1.40

Partner

$32.45

$32.45

Nil

Child 1

$89.08

$78.60

$10.48

Child 2

Nil

Nil

Nil

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Disability exception amount regulation 64 Social Security Regulations 2018
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For the purposes of Temporary Additional Support, Disability Allowance costs are any health and disability costs that could be included in a Disability Allowance.

However, these costs do not include any counselling or transport costs to attend counselling sessions that are in excess of the Disability Allowance paid, if any.