Who can receive a Job Capacity Assessment?
It is estimated that 372 000 people will receive an assessment in 2006-07. Typically, they will be claiming or receiving an income support payment and their work capacity cannot be readily identified at their interview with Centrelink. They will include: • Jobseekers claiming or receiving Centrelink payments who have been identified as having barriers preventing them from working; • People claiming Disability Support Pension after 1 July 2006 or those who are having their Disability Support Pension reviewed; or • Voluntary job seekers such as mature age people wanting to get a job. Individuals may also be referred for a Job Capacity Assessment from an employment service provider, such as the Job Network, where they have barriers to work. ^ TOP Who will do Job Capacity Assessments? About 80 per cent will be done by government providers: Centrelink, CRS Australia and Health Services Australia. The remaining will be done by non-government providers, chosen from a competitive tender proces
