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5.9 Defence Force Income Support Allowance (DFISA)(ceased 2022)

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Last amended 
25 February 2022

This chapter outlines the eligibility requirements and general features of the Defence Force Income Support Allowance which commenced on 20 September 2004 and ceased on 1 January 2022.  From 1 January 2022, adjusted disability income became exempt under the Social Security Act 1991 income test and thus DFISA became redundant.  DFISA was removed from the VEA under the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Exempting Disability Payments from Income Testing and Other Measures) Act 1991.

These chapters are for historical reference only.

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The information below is for historical reference only.

Defence Force Income Support Allowance (DFISA) ceased on 1 January 2022 because adjusted disability income became exempt income under the Social Security Act 1991.  It was an income support payment paid by DVA to people whose income support payment under Social Security Law was reduced, or not payable, because of the impact of adjusted disability pension. DFISA was the difference between the person's existing entitlement, and what the entitlement would have been had adjusted DP been exempt, but was assessed in the calculation of rent assistance.