VEA ? [2]
Pensioners eligible for a Dependent Child Bereavement Payment are those who were receiving a service pension [3] or income support supplement [3] when the dependent child [3] died.
A service pension is an income support payment broadly equivalent to the social security age and disability support pensions. It may be paid once a veteran or partner has reached the nominated age or is incapacitated for work.
ISS is an income support payment that may be paid to eligible war widows and widowers under the VEA and persons receiving wholly dependent partners' compensation under the MRCA, and who satisfy the means tests. It is an indexed rate, increased twice-yearly in March and September in line with changes to the cost of living and/or average wages. Income Support Supplement (ISS) legislation commenced on 20 March 1995. It is a payment created to replace the ceiling rate income support age, carer, wife and disability support pensions, paid to war widows/widowers by Centrelink.
Section 5F(1) of the VEA defines dependent child as having the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1991. For income support purposes, dependent child is defined as:
Child under 16 years
A child under 16 years cannot be considered a dependent child if:
Child 16 years or older
A young person who has turned 16 years but is under 22 years can still be a dependent child of the pensioner if:
A child over 16 years cannot be considered a dependent child if:
Income includes earning from casual, part-time or full-time earnings.
Note: the meaning of a dependent child for DVA income support pension purposes is not the same as the meaning for Family Tax Benefit purposes.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/15943%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/15943#tgt-cspol_part8_ftn67
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-updates/all-determinations-order-date-signed-oldest-most-recent/determinations-under-vea
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/15943#ref-cspol_part8_ftn67
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/15943#tgt-SSA_ftn1
[7] http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Series/C2004A04121
[8] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/15943#ref-SSA_ftn1