Disbility Pensions...

[C~Q]

Can anyone tell me about it?

If someone was sick (cancer) and couldn't work, what could they expect to get from CL?

Also is there anything like rent assistance for someone that owns their house but cannot pay the mortgage (which is not super high).

TIA x

[briggsy's girl]

no rent assistance with a mortgage, irrespective of the medical situation unfortunately

dsp is at a similar rate to parenting payment - they have to apply and be assessed and have to meet strict criteria. the processing time frame is about 7 weeks after an appointment as it has to be assessed by specific people

if he wants to apply, get in contact NOW, get paperwork in within two weeks, and he may be able to be paid from the date of first contact

[C~Q]

Thanks BG! I'm not sure if he is already on it...or what he's on. I know he gets something but I didn't want to pry...he has a healthcare card so maybe it is that?

Anyway i'll ask him. I just wanted to make sure he was getting absolutely everything he's entitled to.

[butterfly_warrior]

Having been through this - the criteria for getting it are that your condition must be fully diagnosed. Mystery ailments don't count. It must also be optimally treated. This means that several different things must have been tried, and aren't making enough of a difference to allow a return to work. Your condition must also be stabilised - in other words, it's as good as it will get.

My perspective is from that of arthritis - I know of people who have been knocked back because not enough treatments were tried over a long enough period of time.

BW

[C~Q]

He has cancer, has had for three years but the pain is at the point now where he can't have clients...when you say stabalised...what if it's gettting worse? What are they entitled to then?

[briggsy's girl]

dsp is dsp
it's not a different level - basically he would have to have gone through every treatment option - he can't have said that he doesn't want to try something (chemo/radiation) because there is no way to know, if he hasnt, whether there is any chance it could be stabilised or put into remission kwim?

if he has a diagnosis of untreatable/terminal, then that's a different story

[C~Q]

Oh ok, he might have a problem with that then Thanks x