Autism Identity and Awareness for Individuals
This online training course delivers life skills for teenagers and young adults living with autism. It can help you to build confidence and self-awareness.
Belonging Matters
Belonging Matters run a mix of face-to-face, peer-to-peer and online programs to support you with community participation, self- direction and independent living.
Better Health Channel
The Better Health Channel provides information about disability groups and networks. Some you can access across Australia, however some are only available in Victoria.
Audio Ability
Audio Ability is a project that will mentor, train and assign work placement for people living with disability in community media and creative industries across Australia.
Work Assist
This payment can help you to stay in work if you risk losing your job through illness, injury or disability.
Young Carer Bursary Program
This is financial help to reduce your need to have a part-time job if you are studying or training and taking care of someone. You might be able to get this payment if you are aged 12–25 years or under, in high school, or at university or TAFE.
Veteran Card
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs provides Veteran Cards to eligible veterans and their families. Depending on the type of card, these entitle you to free or cheaper healthcare, and discounts on medicine, transport, and water and energy bills.
Offsets and rebates
Tax offsets (sometimes called tax rebates) reduce how much tax you pay on your taxable income. If you are disabled or care for someone with disability, you may be able to reduce your tax.
Payments for students and trainees
If you’re studying, training or doing an Australian Apprenticeship, you may be eligible for Youth Allowance for students and apprentices, Austudy, ABSTUDY or Assistance for Isolated Children.
Pensioner Education Supplement
If you already receive a payment from the government (eg a Disability Support Pension), this supplement can help you to find a job by completing further study. It helps with the costs of full-time or part-time study in an approved course.