Client has a health condition, injury or disability
To get Jobseeker Support on the ground of a health condition, injury or disability, the client must meet certain medical qualifications.
The client must be:
- limited in their capacity or unable to work full-time due to a health condition, injury or disability or
- in employment, but because of a health condition, injury or disability cannot work or can only work at a reduced level
To support their application for a Jobseeker Support (health condition, injury or disability) a client must:
- provide a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner or nurse practitioner (or dentist or midwife where relevant) and
- attend an appointment with a designated health practitioner, if required
For more information see:
- Medical certificates
- Medical review and reassessments
- Extending medical coverage when there is no medical certificate
- Work Ability Assessment
- Core policy Application for benefit
- Core policy Pre-benefit requirements
- Health practitioners that can complete medical certificates
- Designated health practitioner
- Pregnancy
- Recurring illness
- Client consent to release of health or disability information [no link find out why]
- Referral process to regional health and regional disability advisors [no link find out why]
Legislation
- Jobseeker support sections 20-24 and sections 27-28 Social Security Act 2018
- Assistance Part 2, subpart 2 Social Security Regulations 2018
