Mobility Allowance

A Mobility Allowance is available to assist people with a disability who are unable to use public transport without substantial assistance. The allowance now has two funding levels:

Standard rate: $74.30 per fortnight
Higher rate: $104.00 per fortnight

A lump sum advance, equal to six months allowance may be paid once a year.

Basic Eligibility Requirements

Paid to a person with a disability aged 16 or over who cannot use public transport without substantial assistance, and who is required to travel to and from their home in order to undertake work (including volunteer work), training or job seeking.

To qualify for a standard rate:

• undertaking any combination of paid or voluntary work or vocational training for 32 hours every four weeks, or
• undertaking job search activities under an agreement between Centrelink and a service provider funded by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations or the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, or
• receiving Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance or Austudy Payment, and satisfy the activity test associated with these payments.

To qualify for the higher rate you need to be:

• receiving Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance or Disability Support Pension, and
• working 15 hours per week at or above the relevant minimum wage, or
• looking for work of 15 hours or more per week at or above the relevant minimum wage under an agreement with an employment service provider.

The Mobility Allowance is not income or assets tested.

For further information, including eligibility criteria, visit the Centrelink website