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Congress 26 Illness and disability If you are ill and/or have a disability you may be entitled to one of the following payments Illness Benefit: Social insurance rules apply. You must be unfit for work. Invalidity Pension: Social insurance rules apply. You should be permanently incapable of work due to your illness or disability. Disability Allowance: Means testing rules and the Habitual Residence Condition apply – see pages 8 and 16 for more information. You must have a disability or illness that substantially restricts your ability to work. # To help decide how your illness or disability affects you ability to work you may be called for a Medical Assessment by one of the Department’s medical assessors. There are also payments for the following situations: Blind Pension: A means tested payment for visually impaired people.
Social Welfare Guide Occupational Injuries Scheme: Payments for insured workers who have an accident at work or have a disease due to the work they do 27 Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA): Paid to people who are unfit for work, pass a means test and don’t qualify for any other payment. # # # # # Working and receiving a payment – page 43 Receiving two social payments – page 14 Protecting your insurance record – page 7 Extra supports – page 10 Caring – page 29
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