Post by rowdy on Jul 4, 2012 14:41:11 GMT 7
The guide to social security on the FAHCSIA website was updated this week to include the 1 July unlimited portability changes.
Noticeably absent is any reference to "2 hours" - funny that.
1 July 2012 changes to indefinite portability of DSP
From 1 July 2012 DSP recipients with a severe impairment and no future capacity to work will be eligible for indefinite portability of their pension. DSP recipients applying for portability under the 'severely impaired' provisions will be required to undergo an assessment of their impairment and their future work capacity.
To be eligible for indefinite portability under this rule:
The recipient must have a severe impairment - that is, be assessed as having an impairment rating of at least 20 points under the new Impairment Tables, of which 20 points or more are assigned under a single table, and
the level of impairment is considered long-term - that is, the impairment will persist as a severe impairment (no prospect of significant improvement) for at least the next 5 years, and
the impairment will prevent the recipient from doing any work independently of a program of support in the next 5 years.
OR
The recipient is assessed as manifestly qualified for DSP under the manifest criteria in force at the time of assessment (these are the post-December 2002 assessments).
Except for a manifest grant, DSP recipients applying for indefinite portability under these provisions will be required to undergo the JCA processes. For a person to meet the DSP portability work capacity test they will need to be assessed as having no future work capacity. This requirement will be met, if the JCA indicates that, based on the evidence and the assessor's professional opinion, it is unlikely that the person will have any capacity to undertake work in the open employment market at or above the relevant minimum wage in the next 5 years, even with interventions.
DSP recipients who apply for portability under these provisions while in Australia, will be required to undergo a portability assessment before departure. Generally, those recipients who apply while overseas will need to return to Australia to undergo portability assessment. An exception to the requirement to return to Australia for an assessment will apply where a DSP recipient is unable to return to Australia because they have had a serious accident, or been hospitalised, before the end of their current portability period.
Source: guidesacts.fahcsia.gov.au/guides_acts/ssg/ssguide-7/ssguide-7.1/ssguide-7.1.1/ssguide-7.1.1.10.html
Noticeably absent is any reference to "2 hours" - funny that.
1 July 2012 changes to indefinite portability of DSP
From 1 July 2012 DSP recipients with a severe impairment and no future capacity to work will be eligible for indefinite portability of their pension. DSP recipients applying for portability under the 'severely impaired' provisions will be required to undergo an assessment of their impairment and their future work capacity.
To be eligible for indefinite portability under this rule:
The recipient must have a severe impairment - that is, be assessed as having an impairment rating of at least 20 points under the new Impairment Tables, of which 20 points or more are assigned under a single table, and
the level of impairment is considered long-term - that is, the impairment will persist as a severe impairment (no prospect of significant improvement) for at least the next 5 years, and
the impairment will prevent the recipient from doing any work independently of a program of support in the next 5 years.
OR
The recipient is assessed as manifestly qualified for DSP under the manifest criteria in force at the time of assessment (these are the post-December 2002 assessments).
Except for a manifest grant, DSP recipients applying for indefinite portability under these provisions will be required to undergo the JCA processes. For a person to meet the DSP portability work capacity test they will need to be assessed as having no future work capacity. This requirement will be met, if the JCA indicates that, based on the evidence and the assessor's professional opinion, it is unlikely that the person will have any capacity to undertake work in the open employment market at or above the relevant minimum wage in the next 5 years, even with interventions.
DSP recipients who apply for portability under these provisions while in Australia, will be required to undergo a portability assessment before departure. Generally, those recipients who apply while overseas will need to return to Australia to undergo portability assessment. An exception to the requirement to return to Australia for an assessment will apply where a DSP recipient is unable to return to Australia because they have had a serious accident, or been hospitalised, before the end of their current portability period.
Source: guidesacts.fahcsia.gov.au/guides_acts/ssg/ssguide-7/ssguide-7.1/ssguide-7.1.1/ssguide-7.1.1.10.html
