Short-term Assistance (STA)

The individual can apply for Short-term Assistance (STA) when:

• a new determination of entitlement results in an existing award being stopped or reduced; and
• they ask for a re-determination or appeal (PADP regs, Sch. Part 1, para 1 22).

The amount of STA payable is the difference between the total amount paid under the

• earlier determination
• new determination (PADP regs, Sch. Part 1, para 2)

The payment method of STA should be the same as it was for the earlier determination of PADP (SS Act 2018 Schedule 10 part 2, para 2(4))