Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE) 008-02010000

Supported employment is for people who need substantial ongoing support to obtain and/or keep paid employment.

ADEs are generally not for profit organisations that play an important and valuable role in providing supported employment opportunities to people with moderate to severe disability across Australia.

They offer similar working conditions to other employers and an opportunity for people with disability to contribute and connect to their local community. ADEs provide a wide range of employment opportunities including packing, assembly, production, recycling, screen-printing, plant nursery, garden maintenance and landscaping, cleaning services, laundry services and food services.

Services Australia does not assess a person’s eligibility to work at an ADE or make referrals. Refer enquiries about working at an ADE to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).

Eligible National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants may receive funding through their NDIS plan to support them to work at an ADE.

More information about supported employment under the NDIS can be found on their website, including NDIS eligibility requirements.

DSP customers under the age of 35 are exempt from participation requirements while they report ADE employment income.

If ADE employment stops, and the customer still meets other DSP participation requirements criteria, they may be required to attend DSP participation interviews and sign a DSP Participation Plan.

Customers employed with an ADE employer may have their employment income reported by the employer using the Employer Reporting service. This removes the need for vulnerable customers to report their employment income, ensuring correct payment under the relevant income test.

Participating ADEs may report a customer's employment income to Services Australia via a secure transfer mechanism. The employment income data is automatically applied to the customer's record.

Customers need to provide consent for the ADE employer to report on their behalf. A Display on Access (DOA) DOC on every participating customer's record alerts Service Officers not to update or alter the customer's ADE employment information.

The reporting stimulus (STM) is put to OFF because the customer no longer has to report. Direct questions relating to employer reporting and the coding of customer records to the National Business Gateway.