Employment Assistance Fund

About this grant

The Employment Assistant Fund provides workers with a disability with funding for workplace modifications, equipment or services they need to perform their job.

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

• Workers with a disability or mental health condition.
• Overview
• The Employment Assistance Fund (EAF) helps people with disabilities and mental health conditions to buy work related modifications and services.
• The EAF is available to people with disability who are about to start a job or who are currently working, as well as people who need help to find and prepare for a job. It is also available to people with disability who are self-employed, and jobseekers who need Auslan assistance, or special work equipment to look for and prepare for a job.
• The EAF provides funding for work related modifications and services including:
• the cost of modifications to the physical work environment
• modifications to work vehicles
• special equipment for the workplace
• information and communication devices
• Auslan interpreting
• specialist services for employees with specific learning disorders and mental health conditions
• disability awareness training
• deafness awareness training
• mental health first aid training.
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• To be eligible for the EAF, the person with disability must:
• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• be currently in a job that is expected to continue for 13 weeks or more
• be working at least eight hours per week, or 20 hours per week if self-employed
• have an ongoing disability that has lasted, or will last at least two years. Your disability must limit, restrict or impair your ability to work.
• An EAF application can be submitted by:
• an employer of a person with disability
• an employee with disability
• a self-employed worker with disability
• a job seeker who requires Auslan Level 2 assistance or who requires work related assistive technology or special work equipment to look for and prepare for a job
• a Disability Employment Services provider, jobactive provider, or a Community Development Programme provider on behalf of their participant or participant's employer.
• A person may also apply for EAF assistance on behalf of someone with disability as their nominee.
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• Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply.
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• Contact information
• Phone:
• 1800 464 800
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What the funding covers

• Funding varies.

How to apply

1. 1Visit https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/employment-assistance-fund for application details

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