Defence Force Income Support Allowance/DFISA (ceased 2022)

The information below is for historical reference only.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 [glossary:income support payment :99] paid by [glossary:DVA:306] to people whose income support payment under [glossary:Social Security Law:210] was reduced, or not payable, because of the impact of [glossary:adjusted disability pension:178]. 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.