Financial Help for Depression & Mental Health
Depression NDIS
Financial Help for Depression & Mental Health
- Loss of income from severe impact on your ability to maintain employment.
- Costly medical expenses such as therapy, medications and regular check-ups with health professionals.
- Reduced productivity can lead to reduced income and potential job loss.
- Basic living expenses and tasks might be challenging for those living with depression, including managing your finances.
- Isolation due to depressive symptoms can lead to lack of a support system and strained relationships.
- Depression can exacerbate financial stress, and financial difficulties can worsen depression.
- Preventative measures such as opportunities for lifestyle changes, therapy sessions, and self-help courses can be strengthened with financial support.
Providing financial support can be a critical step in helping people with mental health conditions to access the necessary support and resources they need to manage their mental health effectively.
To gain access to NDIS funding, it’s important to provide documentation confirming your mental health condition. Nevertheless, your condition does not require a specific label, and you’re not obligated to disclose this information if you don’t feel comfortable doing so. NDIS support is based on the impact of your condition on your daily living and not the diagnosis itself. Your unique experience is therefore respected throughout this process.
If you have a mental health condition that is likely to persist for more than 2 years and stops you from working, then you may be eligible for Disability Support Pension (DSP) funded by the Australian Government. If you are eligible, you can apply for both DSP and NDIS funding. Both payments are from different funding bodies and aren’t related to each other.
To be eligible for DSP there are rules that you will need to meet. This includes some non-medical rules such as:
- Your age – You must be between 16 and age pension age, which is currently 65. You can apply for the DSP up to 3 months before your 16th birthday but the payments won’t begin until you turn 16.
- Income & assets – You can still earn some income and own assets while being eligible for DSP. However, there are income and asset limits that may reduce how much you can receive.
- Residency status – Generally speaking you must have been an Australian resident for at least 10 years. However, under some circumstances this doesn’t apply if:
- You are a refugee or former refugee
- You become unable to work or permanently blind while you are an Australian resident.
- You are a dependent child of an Australian resident when you become unable to work or permanently blind.
It also includes medical rules about your specific condition and how it impacts your ability to work. If you are applying due to mental health conditions you can only become eligible if your condition is diagnosed, reasonably treated and stabilised. You will need to submit evidence showing either a diagnosis from your psychologist or evidence to show that they support a diagnosis from your treating doctor.
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