Contents
Temporary Additional Support : Contents

Excess disability costs total

The excess disability costs total is the total amount of excess disability costs for the client and any member of the client's family (including a child for whom they get an Orphans Benefit or Unsupported Childs Benefit).

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

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

Example

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

Family member

Total amount of allowable Disability Allowance costs

Disability Allowance payable

Excess disability costs

Client

$85.00

$82.85 (maximum as at 1 April 2026)

$2.15

Partner

$32.45

$32.45

Nil

Child 1

$89.08

$82.85

$6.23

Child 2

Nil

Nil

Nil

Excess disability costs total

$8.38

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Disability exception amount regulation 64 Social Security Regulations 2018
Top

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.