Legal Q&A: DSP After Prison
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To About Time staff,
Congratulations on your newspaper. I am writing to the legal corner as I have a concern about the length of the sentence (imprisonment) and the Disability Support Pension eligibility criteria.
Q1. What is the legal sentence period after which an inmate must reapply for the DSP?
NSW prison rumours say under two years and one is automatically reinstated onto the DSP, over two years, and one has to reapply and resubmit all the new paperwork for a new claim for the DSP.
As this issue would affect about 15% of the population, I figure it would be an important question to seek your help with. Thanks.
Regards,
Al
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Date Published
July 29, 2026
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