Coding employment income when a customer starts working in the Supported Wage System (SWS) 108-07010030

The customer must advise when they start work in the SWS and any changes to their income. Advice may be verbal or in writing. Notification requirements are the same as for any customer who starts employment or has changes to their work income.

Customers working in the SWS are required to report their income each fortnight.

Employment from Australia Disability Enterprise (ADE) or SWS employers cannot be added or edited via self service reporting channels. Advise customers to contact Services Australia directly.

Customers can report income online for existing ADE or SWS employers. They cannot add a new ADE or SWS employer.

Customers working in ADE may be eligible to use the Employer Reporting service. This service does not support reporting of SWS income.

A customer who joins the SWS can still get DSP, subject to the pension income and assets tests.

The customer can access:

• Working Credit
• Work Bonus if Age Pension age
• Employment income nil rate period

DSP is not to be suspended or cancelled due to the number of hours worked, where the customer is working in the SWS.

This is because customers employed under SWS are not considered to be working independently.

MOB customers who are receiving Disability Support Pension (DSP), JobSeeker Payment (JSP), Youth Allowance (YA) (job seeker) or Parenting Payment (PP) and working 15 or more hours per week under SWS can qualify for the higher rate of MOB if they also meet the base qualifications for MOB.