05-Sep-2013

Age requirements

The scheme applies to persons aged from birth up to 65 (except in South Australia and Tasmania).

 

Residence requirements

The scheme will ultimately apply to all Australian citizens (plus certain categories of visa holders) who continue to reside in Australia but initially it is limited to those in the launch areas (in New South Wales the Hunter region).

 

Disability requirements

The scheme basically applies to those

• with permanent impairment
• which substantially reduces physical or psychological functional capacity in the areas of communication, social interaction, learning, mobility, self care or self-management
• which impairs capacity for social and economic participation
• which is likely to require support for a lifetime.

 

Click here for full participation rules