Services and programs for people with an illness, injury or disability

Listed below are specific services and programs that you can access if you are ill, injured or have a disability.

• Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support Program - payments made to employers who employ apprentices with disabilities.
• Disability employment assistance services - provides specialised employment help for people with disabilities.
• JobAccess - provides an advice and information service for disability related employment.
• Job Capacity Assessment - provides a comprehensive assessment of a person’s ability to work.
• Job Capacity Assessment Provider Services - helpful information for providers of Centrelink Job Capacity Assessment Services.
• Job in jeopardy - helps customers whose jobs are in jeopardy because of work problems related to a disability.
• National Companion Card - a FaHCSIA service that enables eligible people with disability to participate at venues and activities without incurring the cost of a 2nd ticket for their attendant carer.
• Special Disability Trusts - help for parents and immediate family members responsible for the future care and accommodation needs of a person with a severe disability.
• Supported Wage System - a system of productivity based wage assessment for those with a disability.
• Wage Subsidies - money is paid by a Disability Employment Service to subsidise wages for people with disabilities entering work.
• Workplace Modifications - reimbursement to employers for the costs of workplace modifications when employing people with disabilities.

Other services and programs

Listed below are other services and programs that are available to all Centrelink customers.

• Australian Job Search - go to the online database and search for jobs from Job Services Australia.
• Career Information Centre - provides a free service to students, the unemployed or people who are looking at changing jobs.
• Disability services - Centrelink provides a range of services to assist people with disabilities, illness or injuries.
• Job Services Australia - job services provided nationally by a group of organisations.
• JobSearch facilities - Centrelink provides a range of self-help facilities.
• Services and programs - general - services and programs available to all Centrelink customers.

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