Rules for Payment of Veterans Supplement

Payment to recipients who are overseas

Veterans supplement is not payable to recipients who are overseas permanently or have been overseas temporarily for 26 weeks or more.    

Income support recipients

A DVA or Centrelink income support recipient is not eligible for veterans supplement, as an equivalent payment is made with their income support pension or benefit.     

Energy supplement

If a person with dual eligibility for veterans supplement becomes eligible for energy supplement after reaching pension age, they will lose eligibility under VEA section 118B. They will therefore move from the high rate of veterans supplement to the low rate of veterans supplement.