Veterans' Home Care

The Veterans' Hom

Determinations for household services

For MRCA clients, a determination to pay compensation for household services

When a person moves overseas and requests assistance with household services, the same decision-making principles for those who reside in Australia should be followed.

Generally, household services should only be provided by a professional service provider who has:

Making a claim for household services

MRCA subsection 214(1)(c) and DRCA s29 and 29A require that for compensation for household services can be considered where a claim for liability for a service-related injury or disease has been accepted by DVA. This is because the reasonable requirement for compensation for household services must be due to an accepted service-related condition. 

Short term support

There are two options for providing time-limited and short term child care support for clients who are struggling to cope with unexpected circumstances

Two Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) cases, Keefe and Dept of Defence (1988) and Ryan v Telstra (1995) have specifically deal

Any other matters that are relevant to considering a claim for household services will be entirely dependent on the circumstances of a particular case.  The most obvious exam

What is meant by substantial disruption?

When considering whether household services are reasonably required, section 215(g) of MRCA and section 29(2)(e) of DRCA require a Delegate consider the need to avoid substantial disruption to the employment or other activities of members of a veteran’s household.

Legislation

When determining whether a person reasonabl