9.9.3 Incapacity payments while on a Work Trial

During the period of the work trial, DVA will continue to make incapacity payments to the client in accordance with the provisions in Chapter 4 of the MRCA. 

When a client commences a work trial during the first 45 weeks of incapacity, payments are made on the basis of 100% of normal earnings (NE) under MRCA.  If the client commences a work trial after the first 45 weeks the weekly payment is based on a percentage of their NE according to the percentage of normal weekly hours (NWH) worked. 

R&C ISH will create a task for the incapacity team when a work trial is approved and when a work trial diary is received. 

For further information about incapacity payments, please refer to the Incapacity Policy Manual in the Military Compensation MRCA Info Library.