This chapter outlines the eligibility requirements for different types of service pension [3].
Service Pension Eligibility
Part 2 Applying for a Pension [4]
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension and ISS Payability [5]
Part 5 Income Support Allowances & Benefits [6]
Chapter 5.1 — 2 Pension Supplement [7]
Chapter 7.1 Treatment at Departmental Expense [8]
Part 9 Principles for Determining Pension Rate [9]
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.
Last amended: 8 September 2006
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Service pension [3] is a means tested [3] income support payment [3], that provides a regular income for people with limited means. Service pension is broadly equivalent to the Centrelink [3] age and disability support pensions [3]. Although similar to such pensions, service pension has certain advantages over the equivalent Centrelink payments. These include:
Service pension is paid fortnightly, based on daily entitlements. The rate of service pension is adjusted twice-yearly, in March and September, in line with movements in the cost of living and/or average wages.
Service pension is primarily payable to veterans. However, the VEA [3] also provides for payment of service pension to certain partners [3] and certain widows [3][glossary:/:]widowers [3] of veterans.
There are three different forms of service pension:
There are a number of factors that determine the rate of service pension, such as:
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There are a number of allowances and benefits that can be accessed by a service pensioner, if the person meets the relevant eligibility criteria.
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Restrictions exist on the payment of dual pensions.
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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.
Means testing is application of the income test [3] and the assets test [3] to determine a person's rate of pension. The rate that is payable to a person is the lesser of the rates determined under each test. All income support pensions paid by DVA are means tested.
Centrelink is a Government service delivery agency responsible for delivering a range of Commonwealth Government services (including social security pensions and allowances) to the Australian community through a network of more than 400 Centrelink offices.
A Disability Support pension is paid by Centrelink to claimants with a significant and long term inability to work and is broadly equivalent to an Invalidity service pension paid by DVA.
For the purposes of Part VI of the VEA [45], a reference to a veteran is taken to be a reference to:
For the purposes of Part VII of the VEA [45], according to subsection 5C(1), veteran means a person (including a deceased person):
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
A person's 'partner' is someone who is a member of a couple with that person.
A widow is a woman who was:
A widower is a man who was:
According to section 5H of the VEA [46] income is:
An asset means any property, including property outside Australia.
Last amended: 8 September 2006
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A person is eligible for age service pension if the person:
Although a person may meet the eligibility criteria for age service pension, such a person will not be granted age service pension unless they lodge a proper claim [3].
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There are a number of situations where a person may be eligible for age service pension, but not payable. For example:
A war widow or widower [3] who is also a veteran may be paid age service pension if they meet the eligibility criteria. However, the maximum rate of that pension may be limited to a ceiling.
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If a veteran is eligible for age service pension, but is below age pension age [3] and incapacitated for work, they may be eligible for invalidity service pension. The advantage of this is that invalidity service pension is not subject to income tax.
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Age service pension is subject to income tax.
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Restrictions exist on the payment of dual pensions.
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For the purposes of Part VI of the VEA [45], a reference to a veteran is taken to be a reference to:
For the purposes of Part VII of the VEA [45], according to subsection 5C(1), veteran means a person (including a deceased person):
Qualifying service is one of the criteria used to determine eligibility for certain benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. Refer to section 7A of the VEA [45] for the full defintion.
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
A Commonwealth veteran is a person who served on a continuous full time basis in the defence forces of a Commonwealth country during a period of hostilities. Refer to subsection 5C(1) [45]of the VEA [45] for the full definition.
An allied veteran means a person who:
An allied veteran does not include a person who has served at any time:
See section 5c(1) [81] VEA
To be a proper claim, the claim must be:
A war widow/widower is generally a person who immediately before their partners death, was the partner of, or was legally married to:
Refer to 5E(1) [82] of the VEA for the full definition.
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Last amended: 1 July 2013
VEA ? [84]
A person is eligible for invalidity service pension if the person:
Note: The veteran does not need to be pension age [3] and the incapacity does not need to be related to their service.
The eligibility criteria for invalidity service pension were amended effective from 1 January 2000. Eligible veterans who were in payment immediately prior to this date retain their eligibility under the old criteria (85% permanent incapacity). This savings provision is provided for in the Veterans' Affairs Legislation (Permanent Incapacity – Transitional) Regulations 1999 No. 358 [89].
Although a person may meet the eligibility criteria for invalidity service pension, such a person will not be granted invalidity service pension unless they lodge a proper claim [3].
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A veteran may not claim invalidity service pension if the veteran has reached age 65.
There are a number of situations where a person may be eligible for invalidity service pension, but not payable. For example:
A war widow or war widower [3] who is also a veteran, may be paid invalidity service pension if they meet the eligibility criteria. However, the rate of that pension may be limited to a ceiling.
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Invalidity service pension is not subject to income tax when paid to a pensioner who is under age pension age [3]. When an invalidity service pensioner reaches age pension age [3], the pension becomes taxable.
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VEA ? [94]
VVRS [3] assists invalidity service pensioners and other eligible veterans to find, or continue in, suitable paid employment. Whilst participating in VVRS, invalidity service pensioners receive the income protection benefits of the scheme and retain section 37 invalidity service pension eligibility.
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If the pensioner receives (or is eligible to receive) compensation payments for economic loss, such as incapacity payments, the compensation recovery rules may apply. Compensation recovery will reduce ongoing invalidity service pension payability or, if a lump sum compensation payment is received, will prevent payment of invalidity service pension for a calculated period of time known as the lump sum preclusion period.
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Former members who are eligible for Special Rate Disability Pension (SRDP) under the MRCA are taken to satisfy the permanent incapacity for work eligibility test for invalidity service pension. SRDP is an ongoing payment that can be made to a former member in lieu of incapacity payments. The maximum weekly amount of SRDP under the MRCA is one half of the fortnightly rate of Special Rate pension under the VEA.
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SRDP is exempt from the income test when assessing whether invalidity service pension may be payable. In contrast, incapacity payments paid under the MRCA are regarded as assessable income.
VEA ? [98]
SRDP payments under MRCA are offset to the extent that permanent impairment payments have already been made to the pensioner under the VEA, SRCA or MRCA. Where Commonwealth superannuation is also received, then the remaining SRDP payment is further offset at 60 cents in the dollar. The amount of superannuation that is applied to offset the SRDP payment (to nil payment, but not below nil rate) at the offset rate of 60 cents in the dollar is not assessable as income, for invalidity service pension purposes. Any remaining superannuation after the offset calculation is applied is assessable as income. An example calculation is included in the MRCA Policy Manual, at Chapter 13.8 Invalidity Service Pension.
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The offset Commonwealth superannuation amount is known as the Special Rate Disability Pension reduction amount
It is not assessed as it is an excluded income amount for VEA income support purposes.
An Excel spreadsheet which assists in calculating the SRDP Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) reduction, to determine the assessable and excluded amounts of Commonwealth superannuation for income support purposes, is available on the Income Support Intranet web-page.
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VEA ? [101]
Restrictions exist on the payment of dual pensions.
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An invalidity service pensioner may transfer to age service pension where the age requirement is met, and where the test of being permanently incapacitated for work is no longer satisfied. Transferring between invalidity service pension and age service pension may be initiated by a pensioner providing medical evidence of fitness to work, or where there is evidence that the veteran has commenced working for periods adding up to more than 8 hours per week.
Legislation Library
Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme - Operational Guidelines
Calculating the SRDP Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) reduction amounts - TRIM reference 11185018E
http://sharepoint/servingourcustomers/incomesupport/Documents/BL_DI/2011-2012/11185018E.tr5 [123]
For the purposes of Part VI of the VEA [45], a reference to a veteran is taken to be a reference to:
For the purposes of Part VII of the VEA [45], according to subsection 5C(1), veteran means a person (including a deceased person):
Qualifying service is one of the criteria used to determine eligibility for certain benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. Refer to section 7A of the VEA [45] for the full defintion.
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
A Commonwealth veteran is a person who served on a continuous full time basis in the defence forces of a Commonwealth country during a period of hostilities. Refer to subsection 5C(1) [45]of the VEA [45] for the full definition.
An allied veteran means a person who:
An allied veteran does not include a person who has served at any time:
See section 5c(1) [81] VEA
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
To be a proper claim, the claim must be:
A war widow/widower is generally a person who immediately before their partners death, was the partner of, or was legally married to:
Refer to 5E(1) [82] of the VEA for the full definition.
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
The Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme (VVRS) was established in December 1997 to assist eligible veterans to find, or continue in, suitable paid employment, with particular emphasis on:
Participation in the scheme is voluntary and there are no penalties for withdrawal from, or failure to complete, an approved program. DVA will engage a VVRS contracted service provider that will assign a rehabilitation case manager to oversee the rehabilitation process for the Department. The VVRS contracted Case Manager will undertake a full rehabilitation assessment which will identify the client's vocational needs.
Partner service pension may be paid to a person who is the partner, widow/widower or former partner of a veteran who has qualifying service.
A partner of a veteran may be eligible for partner service pension if:
A partner of a veteran must also meet, or be exempt from, the age requirements set out on the page Age Requirements for partner service pension.
Note: Service records can be obtained without breaching the Privacy Act 1988 to determine qualifying service for a veteran in order to establish partner service pension eligibility (including eligibility of a non-illness separated spouse or a widow/er) Information Privacy Principle 10 provides that personal information obtained for a particular purpose may be used for another purpose, where the other purpose is required by or authorised in law.
Examples where this may occur include where a veteran has not yet reached pension age, but does have qualifying service, or an Allied or Commonwealth veteran does not meet the ten-year residency requirement. The partner will only be eligible for partner service pension if they meet the ten-year residency requirement. The partner will only be eligible for partner service pension if they meet all of the qualifying criteria for Centrelink age pension. This means that in the second example, the Allied or Commonwealth veteran's partner would need to qualify for Centrelink age pension (be age pension age and meet, or be exempt from the ten-year residency requirement) to be eligible for partner service pension.
The intent of this legislative provision is to extend DVA services to the veteran's family where possible. This enables a partner who would qualify for an age pension from Centrelink to instead receive a partner service pension from DVA.
A widow/widower is someone who either:
A widow/widower of a deceased veteran may be eligible for partner service pension if:
A widow/widower of a deceased veteran must also meet the age requirements set out on the page Age Requirement for Partner Service Pension.
Widow/widowers who are granted a war widow's/widower's pension are no longer eligible to receive partner service pension.
War widow/widowers are also eligible for Income Support Supplement.
Eligibility for widows/widowers and other partners who were separated from the veteran at the time of the veteran's death, and the circumstances under which they become ineligible, is set out on the page Eligibility for partner service pension when separated from the veteran.
Eligibility for former partners of veterans, and the circumstances under which they become ineligible, is set out on the page Eligibility for partner service pension when separated from the veteran.
If a person loses eligibility for partner service pension, the date of effect for cancellation of partner service pension depends on whether the person notified the Department of the event or change in circumstances which caused the loss of eligibility within the notification period.
If notification obligations are met, then the date of effect for cancellation of partner service pension is the day after the end of the notification period. If the person fails to notify the department of an event or change of circumstances which would result in the loss of eligibility for partner service pension within the notification period, then the date of effect is the date of the event or change of circumstances. This policy is outlined in Departmental Instruction C31/99 [131].
Although a person may meet the eligibility criteria for partner service pension, such a person will not be granted partner service pension unless they lodge a proper claim [3].
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Note: Provisions for backdating may apply where the person's partner is a special rate disability pensioner.
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Restrictions exist on the payment of dual pensions.
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Age requirement and exemptions for partners
The following table is provided as a guide to the age requirements for a partner, widow/widower or former partner who meets the eligibility criteria for partner service pension:
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If the veteran: | Then the partner's age requirement for partner service pension is: |
VEA → [138]
is receiving Disability Compensation Payment at the [glossary:special rate:Def Special Rate (T&PI)] under the VEA, or
is receiving, or eligible to receive a special rate disability pension under the MRCA, | any age |
VEA → [139]
is receiving a pension which enables eligibility for partner service pension for their partner, and the partner has a dependent child [3] at the time of claim | any age |
VEA → [140]
is receiving an above general rate [3] (AGR) Disability Compensation Payment, or
has at least 80 impairment points under the MRCA, | 50 years of age |
VEA → [141]
is eligible for service pension, and is over pension age | qualifying age [3] |
VEA → [142]
has qualifying service, and is not yet eligible for a service pension
(eg. does not satisfy the ten year residency requirement for Commonwealth veterans, Allied veterans or Allied mariners, or has not yet reached pension age) | age pension age [3] and the partner must meet all the qualifying criteria for a Centrelink [3] age pension [3] |
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is deceased and the partner was not receiving partner service pension immediately before the veteran's death | age pension age [3] and the partner must meet all of the qualifying criteria for a Centrelink [3] age pension [3], unless the widow [3]/widower [3] circumstances are such that this age requirement does not apply. |
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VEA → [145]
To be eligible to be granted partner service pension, a widow [3]/widower [3] or former partner who was not receiving a pension at the time of the veteran's death must be qualified for Centrelink [3] age pension [3], which means he/she must be age pension age [3] rather than qualifying age.
This age requirement does not apply if:
VEA → [146]
Where a veteran is receiving, or is eligible for service pension, the partner must be qualifying age [3] to be eligible for partner service pension, unless the exemption categories apply.
For partners in receipt of partner service pension immediately before 1 October 1995, there was no minimum age required at the time pension was granted. For partners granted between 1 October 1995 and 30 June 2008, the eligible age was 50 years at the time pension was granted. These people are 'saved' from the application of the qualifying age requirement, unless they lose eligibility for partner service pension and wish to reclaim.
VEA → [147]
No age requirement applies if the person is the partner of a veteran entitled to the special rate of Disability Compensation Payment (T&PI) or SRDP under MRCA at the time of claim. However, if at some time the veteran loses entitlement to either of these rates, the partner will need to meet the age or dependent child requirement to continue to be eligible for partner service pension.
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A person who is the partner of a veteran entitled to an above general rate [3] (AGR) Disability Compensation Payment must be age 50 or above at the time of claim to be eligible for partner service pension. However, if at some time the veteran loses entitlement to this rate, the partner will need to meet the age or dependent child requirement to continue to be eligible for partner service pension.
This eligibility category applies from 9 December 2008. During the period 1 July 2008 to 8 December 2008 partners of AGR veterans were required to be qualifying age to be eligible for partner service pension.
AGR Disability Compensation Payment for the purposes of partner service pension eligibility refers to:
VEA → [149]
No age requirement applies if the person has a dependent child/young person at the time of claim. However, if at some time they lose eligibility for partner service pension, and later reclaim that pension, they will need to meet the age requirement if, at the time of claim, the child is no longer a dependent child/young person.
A child/young person receiving a social security pension or benefit (e.g. Youth Allowance) is not considered a dependent child under the VEA.
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Where a person is eligible for partner service pension because they have a dependent child, their eligibility will not be lost if the child ceases to be dependent - for example, if a dependent child turns 23, or claims a social security pension or benefit (e.g. Youth Allowance) after partner service pension has been granted.
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There are a number of situations where a person may be eligible for partner service pension, but not payable. For example:
Where the partner has previously been determined to be eligible for partner service pension and loses payability only, their partner service pension eligibility continues and is not lost. Any later request for resumption of their partner service pension needs to satisfy the payability aspect only.
Example: A 30 year old partner was receiving PSP because they met the dependent child eligibility. The partner returned to work when the child started school and PSP was no longer payable due to their earnings. At the age of 53, the partner leaves work to provide full time care for a relative and PSP is payable again. The partner is not required to meet the qualifying age requirement because there was no loss of eligibility during the period of nil payability.
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Partner service pension is a taxable payment, unless paid to a pensioner who is:
Section 9.4.2 Effect of Children on Eligibility for Income Support Pensions, Benefits and Allowances [173]
Restrictions on dual pensions
Section 38C(1) [175] VEA
Pension not payable if rate is nil
Section 38A(2) [176] VEA
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.
Above general rate disability compensation payments (formerly known as disability pensions), which include T&PI [3], TTI [3], Intermediate Rate [3] or EDA [3] .
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the [183]VEA [183]and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Centrelink is a Government service delivery agency responsible for delivering a range of Commonwealth Government services (including social security pensions and allowances) to the Australian community through a network of more than 400 Centrelink offices.
An age pension is a means tested [3] income support payment [3] paid by Centrelink [3] or DVA [3] on behalf of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The majority of age pensions are paid through Centrelink. However, eligible veterans [3] who have an accepted disability [3] or receive a Disability Compensation Payment [3] from DVA, but do not have qualifying service [3], may be paid their age pension by DVA. Their partner may also receive their age pension from DVA, if eligible.
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Centrelink is a Government service delivery agency responsible for delivering a range of Commonwealth Government services (including social security pensions and allowances) to the Australian community through a network of more than 400 Centrelink offices.
An age pension is a means tested [3] income support payment [3] paid by Centrelink [3] or DVA [3] on behalf of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The majority of age pensions are paid through Centrelink. However, eligible veterans [3] who have an accepted disability [3] or receive a Disability Compensation Payment [3] from DVA, but do not have qualifying service [3], may be paid their age pension by DVA. Their partner may also receive their age pension from DVA, if eligible.
A widow is a woman who was:
A widower is a man who was:
A widow is a woman who was:
A widower is a man who was:
Centrelink is a Government service delivery agency responsible for delivering a range of Commonwealth Government services (including social security pensions and allowances) to the Australian community through a network of more than 400 Centrelink offices.
An age pension is a means tested [3] income support payment [3] paid by Centrelink [3] or DVA [3] on behalf of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The majority of age pensions are paid through Centrelink. However, eligible veterans [3] who have an accepted disability [3] or receive a Disability Compensation Payment [3] from DVA, but do not have qualifying service [3], may be paid their age pension by DVA. Their partner may also receive their age pension from DVA, if eligible.
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the [183]VEA [183]and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
Above general rate disability compensation payments (formerly known as disability pensions), which include T&PI [3], TTI [3], Intermediate Rate [3] or EDA [3] .
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Last amended: 19 August 2011
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Partner service pension eligibility for former partners of veterans depends on certain conditions being met.
In all cases the person must be the former partner of a veteran who:
A partner of a veteran must also meet, or be exempt from, the age requirements set out on the page Age Requirements for Partner Service Pension.
In all instances, a former partner will lose eligibility for partner service pension immediately on entering into a de facto relationship, or marrying, a person other than the veteran.
For the purposes of partner service pension eligibility, a former partner of a veteran is considered to be:
A former partner of a veteran remains eligible for partner service pension for a period of 12 months following separation from the veteran, unless they enter into a new relationship before the end of this time.
A former partner will lose eligibility for partner service pension after this 12 month period, unless:
An additional 14 days after the 12 month period may be allowed before cancellation, consistent with the notification periods under the date of effect rules.
A former partner of a veteran remains eligible for partner service pension if special domestic circumstances apply.
Special domestic circumstances are:
Former partners of veterans may continue to be eligible for partner service pension if they were:
Eligibility for former partners of deceased veterans is lost if the person enters into a de facto relationship with, or marries, another person.
Separated couple reconcile
A person may regain eligibility for partner service pension when there is a reconcilitation and the partner returns to live permanently with the veteran.
2019 Budget measure to align partner service pension eligibility
A 2019 Budget measure aligned partner service pension eligibility for former partners of veterans, regardless of marital status. The changed arrangements apply to separations, divorces and deaths that occur on or after 20 September 2019.
For separations that took place prior to 20 September 2019, a former partner may be eligible for partner service pension if:
Where the former veteran partner died prior to 20 September 2019, a former partner may be eligible for partner service pension if:
If eligibility for partner service pension is lost, any subsequent new claim for partner service pension must meet the eligibility requirements current at the time of the new claim.
Loss of eligibility for partner service pension occurs in the following situations:
Where the claimant is a former partner who separated from the veteran within the last 12 months, and who will not reach pension age within 12 months from the date of separation, partner service pension may be granted or recommenced. However, if special domestic circumstances do not apply, the former partner must be advised that partner service pension will cease 12 months from the date of separation.
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Policy Library –Marriage-like or De facto Relationship
9.3.2/Definitions for Member of a Couple Status [187]
3.1.4/Eligibility for Partner Service Pension [155]
Policy Library –Marriage-like or De facto Relationship
9.3.2/Definitions for Member of a Couple Status [187]
3.1.4/Eligibility for Partner Service Pension [155]
This chapter outlines the eligibility requirements for the income support supplement.
Income Support Supplement (ISS) Eligibility
Last amended: 1 October 2009
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Income support supplement [3] (ISS), is an income support payment [3] paid only to certain war widow/widowers [3]. The rate of ISS payable is limited to a ceiling rate [3], and is indexed each March and September in line with movements in the cost of living and average wages.
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A higher maximum rate may apply if the person has been in continuous receipt of a social security pension [3], from 1 November 1986 and became a war widow/widower on or before that date. A higher maximum may also apply where a person's rate of war widow's/widower's pension has been reduced due to the receipt of certain forms of compensation.
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There is no age restriction on eligibility for income support supplement. Once a person gains eligibility for income support supplement, that eligibility cannot be lost (unless the eligibility was acquired through fraud). It may be to the person's tax advantage to apply for invalidity income support supplement if they are permanently incapacitated for work and are under age pension age [3].
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The following allowances and benefits, can be accessed by a person receiving income support supplement, if the person meets the relevant eligibility criteria:
The rate of income support supplement is assessed with reference to the following:
Other issues that need to be taken into account:
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.
A war widow/widower is generally a person who immediately before their partners death, was the partner of, or was legally married to:
Refer to 5E(1) [82] of the VEA for the full definition.
The ceiling rate of service pension and income support supplement (ISS) is applied to all war widows/widowers when assessing the rate of pension. This amount was previously frozen at $124.90 per fortnight, however, since legislation was introduced in September 2002, is now indexed twice yearly in line with percentage increases in the maximum rate service pension. A higher ceiling rate can apply, however, in the following cases:
If a person:
became a war widow/widower-pensioner before 1 November 1986,
has continually received service pension, social security pension or ISS since that date, and
the rate of pension immediately before that date was more than $120.10
in such a case the ceiling rate is equal to the pre-November 1986 rate plus 4%.
If a person:
is a person to whom ISS is payable,
is not permanently blind, and
whose War Widow's/Widower's Pension paid under Part II or IV of the VEA is reduced,
the ceiling rate is the sum of the ceiling rate as calculated above and the amount of the reduction in the Part II or Part IV pension. The maximum ceiling rate cannot exceed the maximum rate of single service pension. For ceiling rates refer to SCH6-A4 to A9 of VEA. The amount of increase to the ceiling rate pension under Part II or Part IV is worked out by using the formula in SCH6-A9 of the VEA.
The term social security pension is defined in Section 5Q(1) VEA [45] to mean:
As benefits (pensions) may change, for the most current definition access this link to the Social Security Act 1991
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Rent Assistance is an allowance which may be paid to a service pensioner, income support supplement (ISS) or veteran payment recipient to assist in meeting the cost of rental accommodation.
To receive rent assistance a pensioner must be paying rent (other than Government rent) for accommodation in Australia, and the amount paid must exceed a certain threshold.
A bereavement payment is an amount payable in respect of a deceased pensioner that represents a continuation of the pensioner's entitlement for a period following the death (the bereavement period).
The payment can be made as:
Remote area allowance is a supplementary payment added to the rate of income support pension where the pensioner's usual place of residence is situated in a remote area, and where the pensioner is physically present in the remote area.
Education Entry Payment (EdEP) is a payment to assist eligible pensioners with the costs of enrolling in a course of study in order to develop their skills, obtain a qualification and improve their employment prospects. It is paid once a year in accordance with section 118AAC of VEA [45].
According to section 5H of the VEA [46] income is:
An asset means any property, including property outside Australia.
Last amended: 20 September 2011
To be eligible for Income Support Supplement [3] [glossary:(:]ISS [3][glossary:),:] the person must be eligible for a war widows' pension or a war widowers' pension paid under the VEA, or be a wholly dependent partner eligible to receive compensation under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA).
VEA ? [251]
ISS eligibility is limited to war widow/ers receiving a dependant's payment under Part II or Part IV [25] of the VEA, or the equivalent wholly dependant partner payment under the MRCA. This is because the VEA Rate Calculator refers to the restricted definition of “war widow/war widower – pensioner” as provided in section 5Q(1) of the Act.
There is another definition of war widow/er within the VEA which also includes a person receiving a pension from a foreign country which is similar in character to a payment under the VEA or MRCA. This definition is used for other assessment purposes, including recognising the similar overseas payment for WWP offsetting and for ineligibility for partner service pension. This wider definition, including foreign war widow/ers, does not however apply for ISS eligibility purposes.
Although a person may meet the eligibility criteria for ISS, the payment cannot be made until a proper claim [3] is lodged.
When a claimant has indicated on a Form D2663 Claim for pension by a war widow/widower or other dependant of a deceased veteran form that they wish to claim for ISS in addition to war widows/widowers pension, this may be considered as a proper claim for ISS. The formal ISS claim form D0529 Claim for Income Support Supplement is not separately required where the delegate is satisfied that the information necessary to determine ISS eligibility is available through the war widows/widowers claim form.
While further information (such as income and assets details) may still be required to finalise the claim, the war widow/widower claim form may be recognised as a proper ISS claim for the purposes of determining the date of ISS grant.
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Additional forms must still be lodged for invalidity ISS to assist in establishing whether the war widow/widower meets the permanent incapacity [3] criteria, when a claimant has advised they are claiming ISS on the basis of invalidity.
More ? [253]
There are a number of situations where a person may be eligible for Income Support Supplement but that pension is not payable to them.
More ? [254]
VEA ? [255]
While there is no age restriction on eligibility for income support supplement, for the purpose of participating in the pension bonus scheme under the VEA, a war widow/widower must have reached qualifying age [3] to defer their income support supplement. To be eligible for the bonus all other requirements of the scheme must be met.
More ? [256]
The eligibility criteria for income support supplement changed on 1 July 2008. Prior to this date, a VEA war widow/widower or MRCA wholly dependent partner was only eligible for ISS if they had reached qualifying age [3], had a dependant child, were permanently incapacitated for work, or were the partner of an income support recipient. An eligible war widow/widower may still be granted invalidity ISS after 1 July 2008 on the grounds of being permanently incapacitated for work.
More ? [257]
HOTWORD "xlib-LEGIS-section 5Q(1)">Section 5Q(1) [25] VEA
Section 5E(1) [25] VEA
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.
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.
To be a proper claim, the claim must be:
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the [183]VEA [183]and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the [183]VEA [183]and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
Last amended: 20 September 2011
A person may be granted Income Support Supplement [3] [glossary:(:]ISS [3][glossary:):] on the basis of invalidity if:
A war widow/widower may be automatically accepted as being permanently incapacitated for work for ISS purposes without the need for medical investigation if they:
A war widow or war widower granted income support supplement on the grounds of permanent incapacity will retain payability if they regain their health or reach age pension age [3], however, the tax exempt status of the income support supplement will be lost.
VEA ? [269]
Although a person may meet the eligibility criteria for invalidity ISS, the payment cannot be made until a proper claim [3] is lodged.
When a claimant has indicated on a Form D2663 Claim for pension by a war widow or other dependant of a deceased veteran form that they wish to claim for the ISS in addition to war widows/widowers pension, this may be considered as a proper claim for ISS. They will still however need to lodge form D0648 Claim for service pension or income support supplement Part B – Income and Assets before payability can be determined.
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Form D0571 Invalidity Income Support Supplement Claim – Medical and Work details must also be lodged for invalidity ISS to establish whether the war widow/widower meets the permanent incapacity [3] criteria. This applies unless the person:
There is no advantage to a person claiming ISS on the basis of permanent incapacity [3] for work if they are over age pension age [3]. This is because the tax exempt status of the payment is lost once the person reaches age pension age. Therefore, where an ISS claimant is over age pension age, they should be advised to lodge a claim for ISS, rather than invalidity ISS.
There are a number of situations where a person may be eligible for invalidity income support supplement but that pension is not payable to them.
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Invalidity income support supplement is non taxable when paid to a person who is under age pension age [3]. When the invalidity income support supplement recipient reaches age pension age, the pension become taxable.
More ? [273]
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.
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.
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
To be a proper claim, the claim must be:
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
This chapter contains information on service pension and income support supplement payability and circumstances where pension may not be payable to an eligible person.
Service Pension & Income Support Supplement Payability
Chapter 2.1 Claims [67]
Chapter 3.1 Service Pension Eligibility [282]
Chapter 3.2 Income Support Supplement (ISS) Eligibility [283]
Chapter 3.7 Comparable Foreign Pensions [284]
Chapter 3.8 Restrictions on Dual Pensions [43]
Chapter 3.1 — 1 Advances [285]
Chapter 5.8 Fringe Benefits [230]
Chapter 7.1 Treatment at Departmental Expense [8]
Chapter 9.1 Income and Assets Test Principles [286]
Chapter 9.1 — 1 Compensation Recovery [116]
Although a person may be eligible for income support supplement [3] or service pension [3], that pension may not be payable to them because:
In the case of service pension, the pension is not payable if the rate of pension would be nil.
Although a war widow/widower may be eligible for a partner service pension, that pension is not payable. Income support supplement may, however, be payable.
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Although a person may be eligible for a compensation affected pension [3], that pension may not be payable to them because:
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.
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.
compensation affected pension means:
(a)an invalidity service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
(b)a partner service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
(c)income support supplement payable to a person who has not reached qualifying age; or
(d)a veteran payment payable to a person who has not reached pension age (within the meaning of subsections 5QB(2), (3), (4) and (5)); or
(e)an education entry payment payable to a person who:
Note 1: For pension age see sections 5QA and 5QB.
Note 2: For qualifying age see section 5Q.
Last amended: 13 January 2014
VEA ? [296]
Service pension [3] or income support supplement [3] will not be payable to a person before the person's provisional commencement day. A person's provisional commencement day is usually the day on which the person claims a service pension or income support supplement. If an informal claim [3] is made prior to making a proper claim [3] then the pension will be payable from the day the informal claim is made, providing the proper claim is:
It is DVA policy and the intention of the legislation to allow a claim to be lodged before the claimant reaches pension age [3] or qualifying age [3] so that the new claim can be processed and ready for payment from the date the claimant becomes eligible. Backdating pension payability to the date of the informal claim requires that the claimant be eligible on the day the informal claim [3] is lodged. This means that if an informal claim is lodged, for example, before a claimant reached pension age or qualifying age or attained invalidity status; the eligibility conditions are not satisfied and backdating is not permitted. This rule does not apply to proper claims [3], which may be lodged at any time. A legislative change is being sought to remove the requirement that for backdating to occur, a veteran must be eligible at the time of lodging an informal claim.
Members of the veteran community should be assisted to lodge either a proper claim, or at least an initial incorrect claim by their earliest eligibility date. Proper claims should preferably be encouraged before the person attains the applicable pension age or qualifying age. This practice is particularly important where veterans are encouraged to lodge claims early, for example where a veteran's qualifying service [3] [glossary:(:]QS [3][glossary:):] status may be determined in advance.
In some cases, a person may have a different provisional commencement day to the day on which the person claims a service pension or income support supplement.
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Where a person starts to receive a war widow's/widower's pension [3] from a particular day (the pension receipt day), and
the determination takes effect on the pension receipt day, and income support supplement is payable to the person on and from that day.
Note: War widows/widowers receiving a partner service pension or a social security age pension [3] from DVA [3] immediately prior to becoming a war widow/widower, are not required to claim income support supplement. Their entitlement to income support supplement will be automatically assessed and paid from date of grant of war widow's/widower's pension.
Where a person applies for a partner service pension, and
then the provisional commencement day for the payment of partner service pension will be the later of:
VEA ? [299]
A service pension or income support supplement is not payable unless a proper claim has been made or is deemed to have been made.
More ? [300]
VEA ? [301]
While a person is imprisoned, their payments may be forfeited or suspended if a pension instalment is payable after the day on which the person goes to gaol and before the day the person is released. If the person has a partner or child/ren then the Commission [3] may direct that the payment or part of the payment be paid to:
In such a case the payment is taken, for all purposes, to be a payment made to the person in gaol.
More ? [302]
VEA ? [303]
A service pension or an income support supplement is not payable to a person if they are receiving:
If a person's eligibility for service pension or income support supplement is lost, any subsequent new claim from that person for an income support pension [3] needs to meet the eligibility requirements current at the time of the new claim.
If the pensioner's payability for the service pension or income support supplement is lost, their eligibility for that pension continues. Any later request for resumption of the pension will need to satisfy the payability aspect.
VEA ? [305]
Service pension or income support supplement may be cancelled or suspended where a person:
The service pension or income support supplement may also be cancelled where the pension has been determined to be nil. Note: Cancellation where the pension has been reduced to nil is not normal practice and would only occur in special circumstances where this was considered appropriate.
More ? [307]
VEA ? [308]
A person in receipt of service pension or income support supplement is required to provide DVA with their and their partner's tax file number [3][glossary:.:] The provision of a tax file number is necessary for the purposes of the data matching program. If the tax file number is not provided, the pension is not to be paid, unless the requirement to provide the number is waived by the Secretary, or an exemption applies.
More ? [309]
VEA ? [310]
Where a person's service pension rate would be reduced to nil, the pension is not payable. However, where the service pension rate is nil only because an advance payment of pension has been paid to the person, the pension remains payable.
More ? [311]
VEA ? [312]
Where a person's service pension or income support supplement (ISS) rate including pension supplement would be reduced to less than the minimum amount, the minimum amount is payable. Once the rate is reduced to nil the pension/ ISS is not payable.
VEA ? [313]
Loss of payability may mean loss of:
Service pension or ISS may not be payable in some circumstances
Section 36A [25] VEA
Section 37A [25] VEA
Section 38A [25] VEA
Section 45B [25] VEA
Section 59M [25] VEA
Section 59P [25] VEA
Partner service pension not payable to war widowers
Section 38C(2) [25] VEA
Payability before a claim is made
Section 45C [25] VEA
Section 36B [25] VEA
Section 37B [25] VEA
Section 38B [25] VEA
Restrictions on Dual Pensions
section 45D [25] VEA
section 36C [25] VEA
section 37C [25] VEA
section 38C [25] VEA
Cancellation or suspension of pension
Section 56 [25] VEA
Section 56A [25] VEA
Section 56E [25] VEA
Section 56EA [25] VEA
Section 56EB [25] VEA
Section 56EC [25] VEA
Section 56J [25] VEA
Section 56K [25] VEA
Section 36A(2) [25] VEA through to Section 36A(4) [25] VEA
Section 37A(2) [25] VEA through to Section 36A(4) [25] VEA
Section 38A(2) [25] VEA through to Section 36A(4) [25] VEA
Eligibility for treatment
Section 85 [25] VEA
Advance Payments
Section 79J [25] VEA
Eligibility for Pensioner Concession Card
Section 53A [25] VEA
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.
If a person lodges a claim, which is not a proper claim [3], they may be considered to have made an initial claim. Where this happens, pension may be granted from the date on which the initial claim was made, provided the person subsequently lodges a proper claim:
To be a proper claim, the claim must be:
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the [183]VEA [183]and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
If a person lodges a claim, which is not a proper claim [3], they may be considered to have made an initial claim. Where this happens, pension may be granted from the date on which the initial claim was made, provided the person subsequently lodges a proper claim:
To be a proper claim, the claim must be:
Qualifying service is one of the criteria used to determine eligibility for certain benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. Refer to section 7A of the VEA [45] for the full defintion.
Qualifying service is one of the criteria used to determine eligibility for certain benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. Refer to section 7A of the VEA [45] for the full defintion.
A form of pension that is paid to the partner of a veteran where the veteran has died as a result of war service or eligible Defence Service [3]. War widow's/widower's pension is also paid to the partner of a veteran whose death was not war caused if the veteran was a ex-prisoner of war or if the veteran was receiving Extreme Disablement Adjustment (EDA) Rate [3], Special Rate (T&PI) [3] or a rate increased in respect of certain war-caused injury or disease.
The term social security pension is defined in Section 5Q(1) VEA [45] to mean:
As benefits (pensions) may change, for the most current definition access this link to the Social Security Act 1991
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument
The term social security benefit is defined in Section 5Q(1) of the VEA [45] to mean:
As benefits (pensions) may change, for the most current definition access this link to the Social Security Act 1991
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument
An age pension is a means tested [3] income support payment [3] paid by Centrelink [3] or DVA [3] on behalf of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The majority of age pensions are paid through Centrelink. However, eligible veterans [3] who have an accepted disability [3] or receive a Disability Compensation Payment [3] from DVA, but do not have qualifying service [3], may be paid their age pension by DVA. Their partner may also receive their age pension from DVA, if eligible.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs.
According to Section 179 [45]of the VEA [45], the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
Income support pension is:
A TFN is a number issued by the Australian Taxation Office to individuals, partnerships, trusts or companies. Each taxpayer has unique TFN which must be declared when you:
VEA ? [342]
Compensation affected pensions may not be payable if the person or their partner fail to take reasonable action to claim, or obtain the compensation to which they may be entitled.
More ? [343]
VEA ? [344]
If a person receives compensation [3] in the form of a lump sum, a compensation affected pension [3] is not payable to the person for the lump sum preclusion period [345][glossary:.:] If the person is a member of a couple and that person, or their partner, received the compensation before 20 March 1997, a compensation affected pension is not payable to the person or their partner for the lump sum preclusion period.
More ? [346]
A payment to make amends for loss or injury to a person or property, or as a recompense for some deprivation (such as compensation to the owner for compulsory acquisition of their property).
compensation affected pension means:
(a)an invalidity service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
(b)a partner service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
(c)income support supplement payable to a person who has not reached qualifying age; or
(d)a veteran payment payable to a person who has not reached pension age (within the meaning of subsections 5QB(2), (3), (4) and (5)); or
(e)an education entry payment payable to a person who:
Note 1: For pension age see sections 5QA and 5QB.
Note 2: For qualifying age see section 5Q.
The lump sum preclusion period is the amount of time that a person or their partner is ineligible to receive the pension after receiving compensation in the form of a lump sum. Refer to Subsections 59Q(3) to 59Q(8) of the VEA to determine the lump sum preclusion period
A person's age is primarily important in determining whether they are eligible for service pension [3] and veteran payment. Pension age [3] and qualifying age [3] are also used to determine eligibility for other payments and schemes run by DVA.
Age
Chapter 2.2 Proof of Identity [352]
Chapter 3.1 Service Pension Eligibility [282]
Chapter 3.2 Income Support Supplement Eligibility [283]
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension & Income Support Supplement Payability [5]
Chapter 3A Eligibility Requirements for Veteran Payment [353]
Chapter 5.6 Pension Bonus Scheme [354]
Chapter 5.7 Commonwealth Seniors' Health Card [355]
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.
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the [183]VEA [183]and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
Pension age [3] and qualifying age [3] are criteria used in determining eligibility for specific categories of service pension [3]. Pension age is also used in determining eligibility of a current or former member of the ADF for veteran payment. Pension age also has application in relation to certain assessment issues, taxation issues and eligibility to participate in certain schemes.
Further information on Veteran Payment eligibility can be found at Eligibility requirements for Veteran Payment [353].
VEA ? [357]
The pension age for females has progressively increased since 1 July 1995 in six-month increments every two years. By 1 January 2014 the pension age for females reached the same as the pension age for males. Note: Age equalisation applies to veteran pension age, qualifying age and age pension age [3].
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VEA ? [359]
From 1 July 2017 pension age for non-veterans commenced being increased by six-months every two years and will reach 67 in 2023. The increases do not apply to veteran pension age. The following table provides a guide to the gradual increase to pension age for male and female non-veterans.
Male and female non-veterans
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
VEA ? [360]
Pension age [3] for a veteran [3] is specified in section 5QA [25] of the VEA. The age service pension is similar to the Centrelink [3] age pension [3]. However, in recognition of the effects of their service, pension age for a veteran is less than pension age for other persons.
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An eligibility criteria for partner [3] service pension is that the partner is required to have attained qualifying age [3]. However, under specified circumstances partners may not need to meet this age requirement.
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There are no age restrictions on a person's eligibility for ISS [3]. However, for certain assessment rules, taxation and eligibility to participate in certain schemes, pension age or qualifying age for an ISS recipient may be applicable.
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Pension age may also impact issues other than pension eligibility, such as:
The primary documents used to confirm a person's age are a:
Note: It is important that the claimant is identifiable as the person named on the certificate or extract.
If either of these documents does not satisfactorily identify the claimant, it will be necessary to obtain evidence of age from another source, such as:
The documents listed above are related to verification of a person's age and some may not be acceptable proof of identity documents.
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Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the [183]VEA [183]and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
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.
Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
For the purposes of Part VI of the VEA [45], a reference to a veteran is taken to be a reference to:
For the purposes of Part VII of the VEA [45], according to subsection 5C(1), veteran means a person (including a deceased person):
Centrelink is a Government service delivery agency responsible for delivering a range of Commonwealth Government services (including social security pensions and allowances) to the Australian community through a network of more than 400 Centrelink offices.
An age pension is a means tested [3] income support payment [3] paid by Centrelink [3] or DVA [3] on behalf of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The majority of age pensions are paid through Centrelink. However, eligible veterans [3] who have an accepted disability [3] or receive a Disability Compensation Payment [3] from DVA, but do not have qualifying service [3], may be paid their age pension by DVA. Their partner may also receive their age pension from DVA, if eligible.
A person's 'partner' is someone who is a member of a couple with that person.
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the [183]VEA [183]and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
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.
Service documents are records of a veteran's service in the defence forces. They can be obtained from the Department of Defence and are used to substantiate a veteran's claim.
In the 1993-94 Budget the Government announced that the age at which females can be granted an income support pension [3] on the basis of age would be gradually increased to bring it into line with pension age [3] for males.
Income support pension is:
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
Last amended: 1 July 2008
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Under age equalisation [3][glossary:,:] pension age [3] for females is being gradually increased, the first increase effective from 1 January 1996. It increases in six-month increments every two years so that by 1 January 2014 the pension age for females will be the same as the pension age for males.
The increase in pension age for females is in recognition that females:
The increase in pension age will not affect the eligibility of the following groups:
Irrespective of what age a female is granted service pension, the pension age (or qualifying age if granted income support supplement) applying at the time of the assessment will be used to determine when any superannuation fund investment they hold becomes assessable under the income and assets test.
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Irrespective of what age a female is granted pension, the pension age that is current at the time the pension is received is used to determine whether or not her pension payment is taxable. For taxation purposes, pension age refers to the definition under the Social Security Act 1991, which is the same as the definition for pension age for non-veterans under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
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In order to bring pension age for women in line with that required of men, age equalisation was introduced on 1/7/95. This will increase pension age in six monthly increments every two years for a period of 20 years. Refer to the age equalisation tables in section 5QA of the VEA and section 5QB of the VEA.
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
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.
Last amended: 1 July 2008
Identify the age equalisation timetable applicable to the person's circumstances.
If the person is a female... |
Then use the age equalisation timetable labelled... |
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Pension Age for Female Veterans and Qualifying Age for Females. More ? [398] |
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Pension Age for Female Non-Veterans. More ? [399] |
Pension age increases at the start of each 18 month date of birth range. This is calculated by working out the date that a person born on the first day of that date of birth range would reach the relevant pension age.
In the last 6 months before each increase, it is not possible for a female to gain eligibility on the basis of age. This is because the pension age for a person born on the last day of the date of birth range is 6 months younger than for a person born the following day on the first day of the next date of birth range.
Where pension age is based on a number of years plus six months (eg. 55 years and 6 months), there may be no corresponding date in the calendar six months forward of a person's birthday. For example there is no 30 or 31 February. In this circumstance, the last day in the relevant month is taken as the day the person turns pension age.
A female veteran claiming service pension, was born on 31 August 1941. She reaches pension age at 55 years and 6 months of age.
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This is calculated to be 31 February 1997 (ie 31 August 1996 plus 6 months). As February has only 28 days, there is no such day as 31 February 1997 on the calendar. Therefore, the last day of the month, being 28 February 1997 is taken to be the day she turns pension age.
Female pension age/qualifying age should be described with reference to the woman's date of birth. Age equalisation must always be mentioned when referring to female pension age/qualifying age. The following phrases are to be used for describing female pension age/qualifying age:
Last amended: 1 July 2008
Female veteran pension age applies to females with qualifying service [3] in relation to:
Note: Age service pension is a taxable payment. By virtue of the eligibility criteria for the payment, age service pension is taxable from veteran pension age even though this is not expl — icit in the tax legislation.
Female qualifying age applies to:
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The following table provides a guide to age equalisation [3] for female veteran pension age and female qualifying age.
For females born between | Pension/qualifying age is |
1 July 1940 and 31 December 1941 | 55 years and 6 months |
1 January 1942 and 30 June 1943 | 56 years |
1 July 1943 and 31 December 1944 | 56 years and 6 months |
1 January 1945 and 30 June 1946 | 57 years |
1 July 1946 and 31 December 1947 | 57 years and 6 months |
1 January 1948 and 30 June 1949 | 58 years |
1 July 1949 and 31 December 1950 | 58 years and 6 months |
1 January 1951 and 30 June 1952 | 59 years |
1 July 1952 and 31 December 1953 | 59 years and 6 months |
Pension age is 55 years for females born on and before 30 June 1940 and is 60 years for females born on and after 1 January 1954.
Qualifying service is one of the criteria used to determine eligibility for certain benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. Refer to section 7A of the VEA [45] for the full defintion.
In order to bring pension age for women in line with that required of men, age equalisation was introduced on 1/7/95. This will increase pension age in six monthly increments every two years for a period of 20 years. Refer to the age equalisation tables in section 5QA of the VEA and section 5QB of the VEA.
Last amended: 20 September 2009
The female pension age for non-veterans is equivalent to female age pension age [3]. It applies to :
F — emale pension age is also used to determine the tax status of female veteran invalidity service pension [455], partner [153] service pension [455], and income support supplement [456] for female recipients in certain circumstances.
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The following table provides a guide to age equalisation [3] for female pension age.
For females born between | Pension age is |
01 July 1935 and 31 December 1936 | 60 years 6 months |
01 January 1937 and 30 June 1938 | 61 years |
01 July 1938 and 31 December 1939 | 61 years 6 months |
01 January 1940 and 30 June 1941 | 62 years |
01 July 1941 and 31 December 1942 | 62 years 6 months |
01 January 1943 and 30 June 1944 | 63 years |
01 July 1944 and 31 December 1945 | 63 years 6 months |
01 January 1946 and 30 June 1947 | 64 years |
01 July 1947 and 31 December 1948 | 64 years 6 months |
1 January 1949 and 30 June 1952 | 65 years |
Pension age is 60 years for females born on and before 30 June 1935.
Females born on or after 1 July 1952 will be affected by the increases to pension age for non-veterans.
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Age Pension Age refers to pension age [3] as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.
In order to bring pension age for women in line with that required of men, age equalisation was introduced on 1/7/95. This will increase pension age in six monthly increments every two years for a period of 20 years. Refer to the age equalisation tables in section 5QA of the VEA and section 5QB of the VEA.
Residency means to live or dwell in a place permanently or for a considerable time.
One of the basic requirements when lodging a claim for service pension [3], income support supplement [3] (ISS [3]) or veteran payment, is that the person lodging the claim, or the person on whose behalf the claim is lodged, is an Australian resident [3] and is physically present in Australia [3] at the time of claim.
A person not residing in Australia, who is already in receipt of certain types of pension, may be eligible to transfer to ISS or a service pension.
An additional requirement to have been an Australian resident for a continuous period of ten years applies to Commonwealth and Allied veterans and Allied mariners. However, if such a person is a refugee, former refugee, or became permanently incapacitated while an Australian resident, the ten-year requirement does not apply.
A concession to the ten-year requirement can be applied where a person has multiple periods of residency, each of which is less than ten years. In such cases a formula is used to calculate the minimum period of residency acceptable.
Members of the forces of a Commonwealth or Allied country, must establish their domicile to be eligible to claim disability compensation payment and related medical benefits and extra medical benefits associated with the service pension.
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.
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.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an Australian resident. This section provides details of what constitutes an Australian resident.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
Last amended: 21 July 2008
In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an Australian resident [3]. The first criteria for being an Australian resident is for a person to reside in Australia. Below are details of what constitutes a person who can be considered to “reside in Australia”.
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A person is accepted as residing in Australia [3] if:
The question of whether a person is residing in Australia must be decided on the evidence available in each case. The factors that are to be taken into consideration include:
Note: A person does not need to be continuously present in Australia in order to be residing here. A person holidaying, or working temporarily, overseas does not necessarily cease to reside in Australia while they are away. On the other hand, a person who spends more time overseas than in Australia would not usually be considered to be residing in Australia.
Careful assessment of a person's overall intent to establish themselves permanently in Australia is particularly important where a test of continuous residency applies.
In all cases, the applicant must be in Australia on a permanent basis. The VEA prohibits portability of pension where a claim is based on short-term residence.
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An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an Australian resident [3]. One definition of an Australian resident is a person who resides in Australia [3] and is an Australian citizen. Below are details of what constitutes an Australian citizen.
A person may become an Australian citizen by:
The following table shows who is considered to be an Australian citizen by birth.
If born in Australia... |
And at the time of birth... |
Then citizenship was acquired... |
before 26 January 1949 |
on 26 January 1949 |
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between 26 January 1949 and 19 August 1986 |
neither parent was a foreign diplomatic or consular official |
at birth |
on or after 20 August 1986 |
at least one parent is either an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia |
at birth |
Note: - Children born overseas to a parent who is an Australian citizen will become an Australian citizen by descent. A person born on Norfolk Island is entitled to Australian citizenship under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth) as long as one parent is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia (including Norfolk Island).
Between 1 September 1994 and 26 February 2001, people born in Australia to New Zealand parents became Australian citizens at birth if the parents were present in Australia as Special Category Visa holders. From 27 February 2001, people born in Australia to New Zealand citizen parents generally do not become an Australian citizen at birth, except under special circumstances.
A child who is a permanent resident and who is legally adopted in Australia acquires Australian citizenship automatically when adopted if at least one adoptive parent is an Australian citizen at the time.
Children adopted overseas by Australian citizens may be granted citizenship.
In order to qualify for Australian citizenship, applicants will need:
Alternatively, a person is eligible to become an Australian citizen if they have completed relevant defence service at the time of application. Relevant defence service includes:
In addition to the residency requirement, people applying for Australian citizenship must also possess a basic knowledge of the English language and have an adequate understanding of the responsibilities and privileges of Australian citizenship.
People who had given up or lost citizenship can reapply for citizenship through Department of Immigration and Citizenship after a period of 12 months.
Note – the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 also provides provision for foreign nationals.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an Australian resident [3]. One definition of an Australian resident is a person who resides in Australia [3] and is the holder of a permanent visa. Below are details of what constitutes a permanent visa and temporary visa.
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Permanent visas do satisfy the requirements for Australian residence. A permanent visa is permission to travel to, enter and stay in Australia for an indefinite period of time.
Temporary visas don't satisfy the requirements for Australian residence, except if issued as a special category or special purpose visa.
A temporary visa is permission to travel to, enter and stay in Australia
Once a person has entered Australia under a temporary visa they can apply for a change of visa status to permanent residence.
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An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an Australian resident [3]. One definition of an Australian resident is a person who resides in Australia [3], is the holder of a special category visa and is likely to remain permanently in Australia. Below are details of what constitutes a special category visa.
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A special category visa is issued to New Zealand citizens entering Australia that permits them to live and work in Australia indefinitely. There is no formal application process for the visa. When the New Zealand passport is presented at immigration clearance, it will be stamped showing the date of arrival in Australia. This is the only evidence provided, or necessary to show they are holders of a special category visa.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
In order to establish residency, it must first be decided if a person is an Australian resident [3]. One definition of an Australian resident is a person who resides in Australia [3], is the holder of a special purpose visa and is likely to remain permanently in Australia. Below are details of what constitutes a special purpose visa.
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A special purpose visa is a temporary visa issued to a non-citizen:
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship may make a written declaration, that it is undesirable that a person or class of persons be issued with a special purpose visa.
The following are examples of persons that do not have a prescribed status and therefore have no legal right to stay in Australia:
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
The following persons are considered to have a prescribed status for the purpose of receiving a special purpose visa:
of a mother who at the time of the birth holds a special purpose visa, if only the mother is in Australia at that time; or
to parents both of whom, at the time of birth, hold special purpose visas, if at that time both parents are in Australia;
To claim a service pension [3] or ISS [3] a person must be an Australian resident [3] and be in Australia [3] at the time of claim. This section details how long a person must reside in Australia before becoming entitled to claim service pension.
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.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
Last amended: 31 July 2013
For a person to claim a service pension [3] or ISS [3], they must have resided in Australia [3] for a certain period of time. Below are details of how long a person must reside in Australia.
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Australian residents [3] residing in Australia are not required to meet any minimum residency period, however they must be in Australia:
Note: - Persons automatically granted ISS, do not actually lodge a formal claim and therefore have no requirement for a minimum period of residency.
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For persons who do not meet the eligibility requirements for service pension at the time of lodging a claim, they must:
For service pension [3] purposes only, Commonwealth veterans, Allied veterans and Allied mariners, in addition to the residency requirement for Australian residents, must also demonstrate that they have, at any time, been an Australian resident for a continuous period of at least ten years.
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Commonwealth veterans, Allied veterans and Allied mariners are exempted from the ten year continuous residency period in the following circumstances:
Note: The Global Special Humanitarian Visa (class XB) has replaced the Refugee and Humanitarian (Migrant) (class BA) visa identified in Schedule 2A [25] of the VEA. The Global Special Humanitarian Visa serves exactly the same purpose of providing protection for people who are unable to live safely in their country of origin, and is equivalent to the class BA visa. Holders of this visa therefore satisfy the definition of refugee under the VEA
Additional eligibility criteria does not apply in certain circumstances
Section 37(3A) [25] VEA
Section 37(5) [25] VEA
Section 5C(4) [25] VEA
Schedule 2A [25] VEA
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.
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
An Australian resident is a person who:
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.
VEA ? [515]
A Commonwealth veteran, Allied veteran or Allied mariner applying for service pension [3] must, in addition to being an Australian resident [3] and residing in Australia [3], have at any time, been an Australian resident for a continuous period of at least 10 years [Sections 36(2) VEA and 37(3) VEA refer].
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An exception to the 10 year residency requirement exists for Commonwealth veterans, Allied veterans and Allied mariners if, for service pension purposes they are considered to be:
A concession to the ten year requirement can be applied where a person has multiple periods of residency, each of which is less than ten years.
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.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
A former refugee means a person who was a refugee but does not include a person who ceased to be a refugee because his or her entry permit or visa was cancelled.
A Commonwealth veteran, Allied veteran or Allied mariner applying for service pension [3] must, be an Australian resident [3] and have resided in Australia [3] for a continuous period of at least 10 years. However a concession to the ten year requirement may be applied where a person has multiple periods of residency. Below are details of who is entitled to the concession and the formula for calculating it.
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This concession reduces the requirement for 10 years' continuous Australian residency, provided the following criteria are met:
Under this criteria, the required period of continuous residence is reduced by the period by which the aggregate of all periods exceeds 10 years.
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Aggregate residence= (total of all periods)
Excess= (aggregate) - 10
Concessional period of residency required= 10 - (excess)
Periods of residence — 7 years, 5 years and 4 years
Aggregate residence — 7 + 5 + 4= 16 years
Excess — 16 - 10= 6 years
Concessional period of residency required — 10 - 6= 4 years
Therefore, as the continuous period of residency required is only 4 years and this person has already exceeded that period, this person would immediately be eligible.
Periods of residence — 6 years and 5 years
Aggregate residence — 6 + 5= 11 years
Excess — 11 - 10= 1 year
Concessional period of residency required — 10 - 1= 9 years
Therefore, as the continuous period of residency required is 9 years and this person has not reached that amount with either period of residence, this person is not yet eligible.
If under the concessional formula, the veteran is not yet eligible, the period of residence still required is calculated using additional formulas.
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.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
A Commonwealth veteran, Allied veteran or Allied mariner applying for service pension [3] must be an Australian resident [3] and have resided in Australia [3] for a continuous period of at least 10 years. However, a concession to the ten year requirement may be applied where a person has multiple periods of residency. Below are details of how to calculate the further periods of residence required of a person, before they meet the period of residency required under the concession.
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The period of continuous residence still required is determined by using additional formulae, where:
If... |
Then, the further period of residence required is given by... |
each period of residence is less than 5 years |
Formula 1 [20 - (Aggregate residence + Current period of residence)] ? 2 |
at least one period of residence equals or exceeds 5 years |
The lesser of Formula 1 [20 - (Aggregate residence + Current period of residence)] ? 2; and Formula 2 20 - (Aggregate residence + Longest period of residence) |
Periods of residence are 4 years, 4 years and current period of 3 years.
Formula 1[ 20 - (11 + 3) ] ? 2 = 3
Thus three more years of continuous residence are required
When the additional three years' residence are completed, the periods of residence will be 4, 4 and 6 years. These new periods of residency meet the residency requirements, under the concessional formula.
Periods of residence are 8 years and current period of 1 year.
formula 1[ 20 - (9 + 1) ] ? 2 = 5
formula 2 — 20 - (9 + 8) = 3
As the answer to formula 2 is the lesser period, 3 more years of continuous residence are required.
When the additional 3 years' residence are completed, the periods of residence will be 8 and 4 years. These new periods of residency meet the residency requirements under the concessional formula.
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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.
An Australian resident is a person who:
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
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.
An Australian resident is a person who:
VEA ? [538]
A person who is physically outside Australia [3], can lodge a claim for service pension [3] or ISS [3], only if they are already in receipt of:
A person receiving one of the above payments may transfer to a service pension or ISS if he or she would be eligible for the grant of the applicable pension as an Australian resident [3] residing in Australia.
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Lodging Claims for Service pension outside Australia
Section 36H(2) [25] VEA
Section 37H(2) [25] VEA
Section 38H(2) [25] VEA
Section 45M(2) [25] VEA
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
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.
The term social security pension is defined in Section 5Q(1) VEA [45] to mean:
As benefits (pensions) may change, for the most current definition access this link to the Social Security Act 1991
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument
An Australian resident is a person who:
A person who served in the forces of a Commonwealth country [3] or Allied country [3] but was domiciled in Australia [3] or an external territory [3] immediately before enlistment or appointment in those forces is entitled to claim Disability Compensation Payment [3] and receive medical treatment at departmental expense. To be eligible for service pension [3] such a person must also satisfy the qualifying service requirements applicable to a member of a Commonwealth force or an Allied force.
A Commonwealth country is a country, other than Australia, that is, or was at the relevant time, a part of the Dominions of the Crown.
An allied country is a country, other than Australia or a Commonwealth country, whose forces were engaged in an operational area against an enemy, at the relevant time, which was also engaged against forces of the Commonwealth.
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
Australia is defined in the Acts Interpretations Act 1901 and includes the following territories and Islands:
Subsection 5Q(1) of the VEA [475] provides specifically that the definition of Australia includes the external territories for many VEA purposes including Part III, IIIAB, some parts of Part IIIB, Parts IIID, VIIA, VIIC and sections 52ZO, 58A, and 132. Norfolk Island is currently the only external territory of Australia. For the above VEA sections, which cover service pension [3], [glossary:income support supplement:118], pension bonus, pension loans scheme, Veterans supplement, pension supplement [3] and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card [3] purposes it is considered to be part of Australia. The test of residing in Australia does not by itself satisfy the full definition of Australian Resident [3], as residency also requires Australian citizenship or the holding of a specified visa.
Papua New Guinea [3] and Nauru [3] have both previously been external territories of Australia. Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island, formerly regarded as separate islands, are now part of mainland NSW and Tasmania respectively.
Disability compensation payment (known before 2022 as disability pension), for the purposes of service pension, income support supplement and veteran payment, means:
Please note that the Disability Compensation Payment is legally a pension by way of compensation under the VEA so that concessional benefits under state, territory and local government legislation to pensioners/pensions under the VEA are not denied.
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.
Last amended: 14 July 2022
VEA → [544]
For service pension [3] purposes, Australian domicile at the time of enlistment, is established in order for the Commonwealth veteran, Allied veteran or Allied mariner to gain entitlement to medical treatment at departmental expense. In the case of Disability Compensation Payment [3][glossary:,:] domicile establishes entitlement to claim Disability Compensation Payment and related medical benefits.
More → [545]
The domicile test applies in respect of operational service performed during the world wars and also to post-World War 2 operational service in operational areas. The operational areas for post-World War 2 service are included in Schedule 2 [546] of the VEA.
A person's domicile is that country in which he or she has, or is considered by law to have, his or her permanent home. While a person may have no home, or a home in more than one country, the law requires him or her to have only one domicile. Temporary moves from a country do not change a person's domicile.
Before 1 July 1982, a person could not generally establish his or her own place of domicile before the age of 21 years and therefore took the domicile of his or her father. In addition a female, on her marriage, took the domicile of her husband.
Since 1 July 1982, a person may establish an independent domicile at 18 years of age and a married female has the capacity to acquire her own domicile.
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A young man born in 1916 of parents domiciled in Australia, left Australia in 1938 at the age of 22 years to study in England. When war was declared, he temporarily suspended his studies and served with the British Army for the duration of the war. After the war, he completed his university course and upon graduation returned to Australia.
As he was 22 years of age when he left Australia, he was no longer covered by the domicile of his father. However, as the purpose of the trip was to undergo a course and as he did not intend to make England his permanent home, he retained his Australian domicile prior to the service.
A young man was born in Australia while his father was working in Australia. Whilst the young man was still a child, his father returned to England taking the family with him. In 1939 at the age of 19 years the young man enlisted in the British Army and served with the army for the duration of the war.
As the young man was still a minor at the time he enlisted, his domicile must be taken from that of his father, being England. He therefore did not have an Australian domicile.
Effect of domicile on operational service for DCP
Section 6A(1) [548] VEA
Section 6A [549] VEA
Section 6C [550] VEA
Schedule 2 [546] VEA
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.
Disability compensation payment (known before 2022 as disability pension), for the purposes of service pension, income support supplement and veteran payment, means:
Please note that the Disability Compensation Payment is legally a pension by way of compensation under the VEA so that concessional benefits under state, territory and local government legislation to pensioners/pensions under the VEA are not denied.
In order to establish a member of the forces of a Commonwealth country [3] or allied country [3] eligibility to benefits, domicile must be established. Below are details of how to establish domicile if a claimant states that it has changed.
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The onus is on the claimant to prove changed domicile. If he or she was born in Australia or is shown to have acquired Australian domicile, the Department will require strong evidence to refute such a claim. Similarly a person born, or previously domiciled, overseas will need to provide conclusive evidence of the acquisition of an Australian domicile.
The following information, as appropriate, should be sought when investigating a person's domicile:
Verification of information supplied in support of the claim should be obtained wherever possible. Some sources of information relating to domicile are:
A Commonwealth country is a country, other than Australia, that is, or was at the relevant time, a part of the Dominions of the Crown.
An allied country is a country, other than Australia or a Commonwealth country, whose forces were engaged in an operational area against an enemy, at the relevant time, which was also engaged against forces of the Commonwealth.
Permanent incapacity for work is a major criterion used to determine whether a person is eligible to receive an invalidity service pension or invalidity income support supplement (ISS) on the grounds of permanent incapacity. The tests for permanent incapacity look at medical factors only.
Permanent Incapacity
Part 1 Service Requirements [474]
Chapter 2.1 Claims [67]
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension & Income Support Supplement Payability [5]
Chapter 4.1 Disability Compensation Payment Eligibility [561]
Last amended: 4 October 2011
Incapacity for work is established when a person's actual ability to engage in paid employment is reduced by their impairment/s alone. Entitlement to an invalidity service pension [3] or invalidity income support supplement [3] [glossary:(:]ISS [3][glossary:):] must arise from a person's physical, intellectual and/or psychiatric impairment/s. To determine a person's incapacity for work, consideration is to be given to medical factors only. This means that non-medical considerations such as the local employment market, a person's location, transport requirements or family circumstances are not relevant factors when determining permanent incapacity for employment. The incapacity test for invalidity service pension and income support supplement purposes is based solely on the combined level of medical impairment resulting from recognised medical conditions.
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The rules for determining permanent incapacity were changed, effective from 1/1/2000. The pre 1/1/2000 test of invalidity continues to apply for veterans and war widow/ers who were receiving, or who had claimed, invalidity service pension or invalidity income support supplement prior to this date. Delegates reviewing an invalidity service pension or invalidity income support supplement case should first establish the original date of permanent incapacity, in order to determine the definition of permanent incapacity that will apply.
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Different tests of permanent incapacity apply to invalidity service pension and invalidity income support supplement under the post 1/1/2000 rules.
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In certain situations a person may be regarded as permanently incapacitated [3] (for the purpose of invalidity ISS) or permanently incapacitated [3] (for the purpose of invalidity service pension) without the need to seek a medical examination. These include where the person is:
In certain situations a person applying for invalidity income support supplement may be regarded as permanently incapacitated for the purpose of invalidity income support supplement without the need to seek a medical examination. These include where the person:
VEA ? [567]
VVRS [3] assists veterans to find, or continue in, suitable paid employment. Services are provided on the basis of assessed need and subject to the likelihood of their obtaining a suitable and sustainable employment outcome. An incapacity [3] assessment must be made on any application for invalidity service pension. This still applies where the veteran applies for both invalidity service pension and VVRS at the same time.
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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.
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.
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
The Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme (VVRS) was established in December 1997 to assist eligible veterans to find, or continue in, suitable paid employment, with particular emphasis on:
Participation in the scheme is voluntary and there are no penalties for withdrawal from, or failure to complete, an approved program. DVA will engage a VVRS contracted service provider that will assign a rehabilitation case manager to oversee the rehabilitation process for the Department. The VVRS contracted Case Manager will undertake a full rehabilitation assessment which will identify the client's vocational needs.
According to subsection 5D(2), incapacity from a war or defence-caused disease or injury is a reference to the effects of that injury or disease, and not a reference to the injury or disease itself.
This section outlines different aspects to be considered in determining a person's permanent incapacity for work.
Last amended: Invalidity service pension pre 1/1/2000 - definition of permanently incapacitated
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The definition of permanently incapacitated, for service pension purposes, changed on 1/1/2000. Prior to this date a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if:
Cases prior to 1/1/2000 did not require a GARP [3] assessment, or that a determination be made in relation to the number of hours worked. This former standard of permanently incapacitated still applies to all recipients of invalidity service pension (and those who had submitted a claim) prior to 1/1/2000. Any reviews of continuing invalidity service pension entitlement for a veteran whose original determination predates 1/1/2000 must still be determined under the pre 1/1/2000 rules.
VEA ? [580]
For service pension purposes a person is taken to be permanently incapacitated for work if:
More ? [581]
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The definition of permanently incapacitated, for invalidity ISS purposes, changed on 1/1/2000. The pre 1/1/2000 test of permanent incapacity is the same as for invalidity service pension. Prior to this date a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
The same savings provisions that apply to invalidity service pension will apply for invalidity ISS recipients who had received, or who had claimed, invalidity ISS prior to this date.
VEA ? [585]
For income support supplement purposes a person is taken to be permanently incapacitated for work if:
More ? [586]
Invalidity service pension [3] is only intended to be granted to people with permanent disabilities. It should not be granted on a short-term or interim basis as more appropriate Australian Government Assistance Schemes are available to persons with short-term disabilities. For invalidity ISS purposes 'permanent' means for at least the next 2 years.
In certain situations a person may be regarded as permanently incapacitated without the need for a medical assessment. These situations require no further investigation and the person can be automatically considered to be permanently incapacitated.
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A person will be considered to have a permanent incapacity for work for pension purposes if they are prevented from permanently obtaining and retaining employment due to physical, intellectual and/or psychiatric impairment from all disabilities (whether accepted or not).
Permanent Incapacity Transitional Regulations 1999
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200400990?OpenDocument [590]
Permanent Incapacity Transitional Regulations 1999
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200400990?OpenDocument [590]
Social Security Act 1991: Schedule 1B – Tables for the assessment of work-related impairment
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument [599]
Persons automatically considered to be permanently incapacitated
Section 3.6.3 Persons Automatically Considered to be Permanently Incapacitated [274]
A person may be regarded as permanently blind in both eyes where:
The Commission Guideline CM5829: Determining 'permanently blind', 'no useful sight' and 'blinded in both eyes' [602]may be instructive in making a blinded/blindness determination.
Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions.
A person may be regarded as permanently blind in both eyes where:
The Commission Guideline CM5829: Determining 'permanently blind', 'no useful sight' and 'blinded in both eyes' [602]may be instructive in making a blinded/blindness determination.
According to subsection 5D(2), incapacity from a war or defence-caused disease or injury is a reference to the effects of that injury or disease, and not a reference to the injury or disease itself.
A person may be regarded as permanently blind in both eyes where:
The Commission Guideline CM5829: Determining 'permanently blind', 'no useful sight' and 'blinded in both eyes' [602]may be instructive in making a blinded/blindness determination.
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.
Last amended: 15 August 2022
To determine a person's incapacity for work, consideration is to be given to medical factors only. It is important that evidence is available to identify the disability/disabilities causing incapacity for work. For ISP this is normally gathered from the GARP forms generated by MAGPIES [3] and the Work Test Questionnaire form D0570. For invalidity-ISS this information is obtained using the Medical and Work Details form D0571.
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Usually the treating doctor is the appropriate person to evaluate and advise on the effects of disability/disabilities on the person's employability and is asked to comment on things like:
Before applying the Repatriation Commission approved guidelines, an initial diagnosis would have been received from the treating doctor and the veteran would have undergone a medical assessment to ascertain GARP impairment points and/or an assessment of ability to work.
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If further evidence is required in order to make a decision, the decision maker has the discretion to send the claimant for an independent medical assessment. The following points are guidelines on when that discretion might be exercised:
VEA→
For service pension purposes, in deciding whether a disability/disabilities affects a person's capacity for work, factors such as the following are taken into account:
Work in this context is not necessarily limited to:
For invalidity ISS purposes, in deciding whether a medical condition is affecting a person's capacity to work for at least 30 hours per week at award wages or above, factors such as the following are taken into account:
The person needs to have, or have the potential to acquire, all the characteristics necessary to perform the work.
The following factors are not to be considered in the assessment of permanent incapacity for ISS purposes:
For more information on Medical Assessment GARP Permanent Incapacity Eligibility System go to MAGPIES (Start/Departmental/Applications/MAGPIES)
The Medical Assessment GARP Permanent Incapacity Eligibility System (MAGPIES) is a stand-alone computer system for Invalidity SP. It has three main functions:
There is a production version for “live” processing of cases, and a training version for training and practice. MAGPIES is not used to calculate impairment points for Invalidity ISS.
Last amended: 15 August 2022
A person may be regarded as permanently incapacitated [3] for the purpose of invalidity service pension [3] without need to seek a medical examination where the person is:
A person may be regarded as permanently incapacitated for the purpose of invalidity income support supplement (ISS) without the need to seek a medical examination where the person:
People who provide evidence of being permanently blind in both eyes [3] are accepted as permanently incapacitated [3] without further investigation. A determination of being permanently blind in both eyes is made on the basis of evidence from an ophthalmologist. The Snellen Scale is the specified tool which must be used to gain a measure of visual acuity.
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People who are permanently blind in both eyes may be engaged in casual or full-time work without affecting their eligibility for invalidity service pension [3] or invalidity ISS [3].
People in receipt of invalidity service pension or invalidity ISS because they are permanently blind in both eyes are not subject to the income or assets tests for pension purposes.
More → [615]
VEA → [616]
Pensioners in receipt of the special rate of Disability Compensation Payment [3] on a permanent basis either because they are Special Rate (T&PI) or are blind in both eyes [3], are automatically regarded as permanently incapacitated [3] (for the purpose of invalidity service pension). Where such a person claims invalidity service pension, there will be no requirement for further medical examination. Receipt of special rate is not an automatic qualification for invalidity ISS. However, in the majority of cases receipt of special rate would be sufficient to make a decision on permanent incapacity without further investigation.
In order to prevent veterans or invalidity ISS claimants being sent to medical examinations that are unnecessary, Commission has defined 'manifest'.
More → [617]
'Manifest' for service pension purposes means that the veteran clearly and obviously meets the invalidity service pension eligibility criteria, based on the presenting medical evidence available to the Department. No additional medical assessment or work capacity test is required for the decision maker to form an opinion regarding 'permanently incapacitated'.
For invalidity ISS purposes, the definition of manifest is the definition used in the Guide to Social Security Law. This is because permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS purposes is assessed by using the impairment tables in the Social Security Act.
More → [618]
'Manifest' means that the person is clearly and obviously medically qualified for invalidity ISS, based on the presenting medical evidence. No additional medical assessment is required for the decision-maker to form an opinion regarding medical qualification for invalidity ISS.
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
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.
A person may be regarded as permanently blind in both eyes where:
The Commission Guideline CM5829: Determining 'permanently blind', 'no useful sight' and 'blinded in both eyes' [602]may be instructive in making a blinded/blindness determination.
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
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.
Disability compensation payment (known before 2022 as disability pension), for the purposes of service pension, income support supplement and veteran payment, means:
Please note that the Disability Compensation Payment is legally a pension by way of compensation under the VEA so that concessional benefits under state, territory and local government legislation to pensioners/pensions under the VEA are not denied.
A person may be regarded as permanently blind in both eyes where:
The Commission Guideline CM5829: Determining 'permanently blind', 'no useful sight' and 'blinded in both eyes' [602]may be instructive in making a blinded/blindness determination.
Permanent incapacity has two meanings depending on the context: (i) and (ii).
(i) for the purpose of invalidity service pension
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity service pension [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming service pension is permanently incapacitated for work for paragraph 37(1) (c) of the if the person:
A person satisfies this subsection if:
(ii) for the purpose of invalidity ISS
pre 1/1/2000
The test of permanent incapacity for invalidity ISS [3] changed with effect from 1/1/2000. Prior to this date, a person was considered to be permanently incapacitated for work if the:
This prior test of permanent incapacity continues to apply (is saved) for persons who were receiving (or who had claimed) the invalidity payment prior to 1/1/2000.
post 1/1/2000
A person claiming ISS is permanently incapacitated for work if:
Participation in VVRS
VEA → [628]
VVRS [3] assists veterans to find, or continue in, suitable paid employment. Services are provided on the basis of assessed need and subject to the likelihood of their obtaining a suitable and sustainable employment outcome.
More → [629]
An incapacity [3] assessment must be made on any application for invalidity service pension. This still applies where the veteran applies for both invalidity service pension and VVRS at the same time.
Continued eligibility
VEA → [630]
An invalidity service pensioner who ceases to be permanently incapacitated for work while, or as a result, of participating in VVRS does not cease to be eligible for the invalidity service pension until the end of the 7 year period of the scheme's duration.
After the 7 years of continued eligibility under the VVRS, the permanent incapacity of the veteran should be reviewed. The continuation of the veteran's employment in excess of 8 hours per week will result in the permanent incapacity test no longer being satisfied, and eligibility for invalidity service pension will be lost.
Note: for invalidity service pension eligibility purposes, if a veteran's employment is directly arranged under a VVRS rehabilitation program, or otherwise occurs as a result of the veteran's undertaking of the VVRS rehabilitation program, the veteran may still be exempt from a finding that they have ceased to be permanently incapacitated for work. This means that provided that the veteran is engaged in work as a result of their participation in the VVRS, where the required connection exists between the approved VVRS rehabilitation program and the veteran's subsequent employment outside the VVRS, eligibility for invalidity service pension is not lost, and the income safety net continue — s.
VEA → [631]
Invalidity service pensioners participating in VVRS receive the income protection benefits of the scheme and retain section 37 invalidity service pension eligibility.
VEA → [632]
The scheme provides a safety net for veterans receiving pensions from DVA. The safety net applies to veterans paid under s23 or s24 [622] of the VEA (intermediate or special rate Disability Compensation Payment) and invalidity service pensioners. Veterans receiving a general rate Disability Compensation Payment (10-100%) continue to receive payment, even if they obtain employment.
Other pensioners, eligible for rehabilitation programs, are not eligible for the income safety net provisions.
VEA → [633]
The income safety net provisions apply to the veteran for a seven-year period. In the two years period immediately following commencement of remunerative work as a result of undertaking the vocational rehabilitation program, only half of an invalidity service pensioner's earnings are to be taken into account under the income test. The other half of those earnings shall be the 'excluded income amount'. In the five year period immediately after that two year period this 'excluded income amount' shall be reduced (and therefore the veteran's pension shall be slowly reduced) by 5% of the earnings every six months. After the seventh year, 100% of the veteran's income will be held in the assessment.
Note: The initial two-year period of income exclusion does not recommence after a period of not working. The exclusion period is generally for two calendar years, following the commencement of remunerative employment. The two-year period ceases on the day before the first CPI indexation day following the two-year anniversary.
VEA → [634]
Where the Work Bonus income test concession applies to a pensioner and the income concession amount is equal to or greater than the VVRS excluded income amount, the VVRS excluded income amount does not apply to the pensioner and the pensioner is given the benefit of the Work Bonus income concession. Where the Work Bonus income concession is less than the VVRS excluded income amount, the Work Bonus income concession does not apply and the pensioner is given the benefit of the VVRS excluded income amount.
More → [635]
Treatment eligibility may be tied to Disability Compensation Payment (100% or more), the rate of service pension (treatment thresholds) or a combination of the two (50% Disability Compensation Payment +$1 service pension). If the veteran is in receipt of less than 50% Disability Compensation Payment, their treatment eligibility is tied to their service pension rate. The veteran's rate of pension is calculated using the adjusted income figure, beginning at 50% and scaled upwards. The treatment threshold is applied to the rate of pension.
The normal taxation provisions apply to the veteran's income. DVA holding less than 100% of the veteran's income in the assessment has no bearing on the taxability of that income.
More → [636]
There are no penalties for withdrawal from or failure to complete an approved program, although rehabilitation services may be discontinued in such circumstances. Veterans withdrawing from the scheme will return to the rate of Disability Compensation Payment applicable prior to participation in the scheme. Invalidity service pensioners retain permanent incapacity eligibility, and return to the invalidity service pension, subject to the income and assets tests.
There are no time restrictions on a veteran electing to re-enter the scheme. Where a veteran's participation in the scheme was terminated, re-entry would be subject to the normal pre-entry checks. Assessment of the likelihood of reaching a suitable work outcome would be particularly relevant in such a case.
VEA → [637]
Recovery of the cost of rehabilitation may be required when provided by the Commission to a veteran who is, or may become, entitled to receive compensation from another party (for example, an insurer) for a condition for which the rehabilitation program is being undertaken. In these circumstances the Commission can give to the veteran a notice requiring the veteran to pay for the rehabilitation program undertaken.
Recovery of cost of rehabilitation
Section 115H [657] VEA
Where a person receives a notice under subsection 115H(6)
Section 115J [658] VEA
Recovery of amount by the Commonwealth
Section 115K [659] of VEA
Determination of amount of costs of rehabilitation programs
Section 115L [660] of VEA
The Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme (VVRS) was established in December 1997 to assist eligible veterans to find, or continue in, suitable paid employment, with particular emphasis on:
Participation in the scheme is voluntary and there are no penalties for withdrawal from, or failure to complete, an approved program. DVA will engage a VVRS contracted service provider that will assign a rehabilitation case manager to oversee the rehabilitation process for the Department. The VVRS contracted Case Manager will undertake a full rehabilitation assessment which will identify the client's vocational needs.
According to subsection 5D(2), incapacity from a war or defence-caused disease or injury is a reference to the effects of that injury or disease, and not a reference to the injury or disease itself.
This chapter outlines policy concerning payment of income support pensions to persons who may have entitlement to a similar pension from a foreign country.
The chapter contains the following sections:
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension & Income Support Payability [5]
Chapter 11.1 Income Support Effective Dates & Pension Periods [663]
Last amended: 3 August 2010
A Comparable Foreign Pension (CFP) is any pension paid by another country that is similar in nature to an Australian income support pension. War, service and restitution pensions and compensation payments from other countries are not comparable foreign pensions, as they do not share features similar in nature to an Australian income support pension.
All service pension [3] and income support supplement [3] [glossary:(:]ISS [3][glossary:):] recipients or claimants and their partners, are required to take reasonable action to claim a comparable foreign pension with any foreign country in which they have previously lived or worked or have an entitlement to claim.
More ? [665]
The requirement to claim any entitlement to a comparable foreign pension is applied to ensure that the person and their partner are maximising their total income. This ensures that the person is making full use of the resources they have available to support themself before calling on Australian taxpayers for support.
If a person or their partner is entitled to a comparable foreign pension and does not claim, their claim for an Australian income support pension could be rejected or their existing pension entitlement could be cancelled or suspended.
Some foreign countries have a reciprocal agreement with [glossary:Fa:] — [glossary:H:] — [glossary:CSIA:] [666] and for these countries a claim for a comparable foreign pension can be lodged with and processed by Centrelink. For any other country, a claim for a comparable foreign pension must be lodged directly with the country involved.
More ? [667]
Any payments of a comparable foreign pension that a person or their partner receives are assessed as ordinary income of the recipient.
More ? [668]
Assessment of a comparable foreign pension
Section 3.7.5 Assessment of Comparable Foreign Pension Payments [672]
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.
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.
Last amended: 3 August 2010
Persons who claim a service pension or income support supplement and their partners are required to undertake reasonable action to claim any entitlement for a comparable foreign pension.
If a person or their partner fails to comply with a request to take reasonable action to claim an entitlement for a comparable foreign pension, the Commission may reject that person's claim for pension.
The Secretary has the authority to require a person to whom a service pension or income support supplement is already being paid or their partner to take reasonable action to obtain a comparable foreign pension. If a person or their partner fails to comply with such a request, the Commission may cancel or suspend that person's service pension or income support supplement.
The requirement to claim a comparable foreign pension must be imposed on an existing income support recipient through issue of a notice in writing to the person. The notice must specify the time frame in which reasonable action must be taken.
It may take 3 - 6 months for overseas authorities to process a pension claim. Therefore, imposing any time frame of less than 3 months on a claimant would be unreasonable.
A pensioner is not required to pursue a claim for a foreign pension if there is a risk of danger to the pensioner or their family, such as may occur if the pensioner has former refugee [3] status.
Section 36JE [25] VEA - Age Service Pension requirement
Section 37JE [25] VEA - Invalidity Service Pension requirement
Section 38JE [25] VEA - Partner Service Pension requirement
Section 45NF [25] VEA - Income Support Supplement requirement
Section 54BA [25] VEA - Requirement to claim comparable foreign pension
Section 56EB [25] VEA - Penalty for failing to claim comparable foreign pension
A former refugee means a person who was a refugee but does not include a person who ceased to be a refugee because his or her entry permit or visa was cancelled.
Last amended: 3 August 2010
A person is considered to have taken reasonable action to claim a comparable foreign pension:
A person is considered to have taken reasonable action to claim a comparable foreign pension:
A person is not considered to have taken reasonable action to claim a comparable foreign pension if they have taken action to obtain that pension but have not sought to obtain the highest rate applicable to their circumstances.
If a person has taken action to claim a comparable foreign pension, but does not accept the payment of that pension, the person may be considered to have deprived themselves of an income.
More ? [680]
Foreign pensions from some countries may previously have been considered 'blocked' due to severe limitations placed on payment by the paying country. For example, the paying country may restrict payment to residents or to people who are physically present in the paying country.
This 'blocked' status does not apply where the person travels to or resides in the paying country. Where the person travels to or resides in the paying country, they and their partner are required to take action to claim the comparable foreign pension in order to fulfil their obligation to take reasonable action.
Last amended: 3 August 2010
Some foreign countries have a reciprocal agreement with [glossary:Fa:] — [glossary:H:] — [glossary:CSIA:] [666] and for these countries a claim for a comparable foreign pension can be lodged with and processed by Centrelink. For any other country, a claim for a comparable foreign pension must be lodged directly with the country involved.
In all cases eligibility for any overseas pension will depend on the requirements of that particular country, such as residency or employment.
A memorandum of understanding between [glossary:Fa:] — [glossary:H:] — [glossary:CSIA:] [666] and DVA [3] recognises Centrelink as the only 'Competent Authority' to certify the validity of documentation submitted with claims, under the terms of Australia's international social security agreements.
DVA is using the FaHCSIA arrangements with the agreement countries because:
Centrelink provides DVA with comparable foreign pension claim packages for the agreement countries [3], for distribution to DVA claimants and pensioners.
Claims must be lodged at Centrelink, as only Centrelink can:
The date on which a claim is received by Centrelink is accepted by most of the agreement countries as the official date of lodgement of a claim for a pension from that country.
Where a claimant or pensioner is required to claim a pension from a country, other than a FaHCSIA agreement country, this must be done by that person, in writing, directly to the relevant authorities in the country involved.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs.
The countries that have a comparable foreign pension agreement with FaHCSIA [3] are listed at
https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-department/international/international-social-security-agreements [684]
Last amended: 15 February 2012
Payments of comparable foreign pension are assessed as ordinary income under the VEA income test. Thus, where a pensioner is paid under the income test, every dollar of comparable foreign pension payment over the income free area that the pensioner or their partner receives will result in a reduction at the income test Taper rate [3] in the rate of pension payable. Pensioners are obliged under section 54 to notify the Department of grants or increases in their rate of comparable foreign pension.
More → [686]
For age pension purposes, the assessment of foreign pension payments may not be subject to the standard income test taper rate. Social Security International Agreements made between Australia and various foreign countries provide in some cases for dollar for dollar deduction of foreign pension payments from specified Australian Government benefits, or for the exclusion of certain foreign amounts from the income test. For example, under the 2002 New Zealand Agreement, the amount of NZ age pension (known as NZ Superannuation), Veteran's Pension and Invalid's Benefit is deducted on a dollar for dollar basis from the maximum rate of the affected Australian Government payments, (which includes age pension), before the income and assets tests are applied. The current International Social Security Agreements are available via
Where a person transfers from age pension to service pension or income support supplement, the assessment of their foreign payment under a Social Security International Agreement is not maintained; instead, the usual VEA income test would apply.
VEA → [688]
Where a pensioner receives a lump sum payment for arrears of foreign pension, the lump sum is assessed as if it were received as periodic payments for the period covered by the arrears payment. Any amount by which the person's or their partner's income support payment would have been reduced by the foreign pension income is regarded as a recoverable debt.
Example: On 20 November 2010 a service pensioner receives a lump sum arrears payment of a comparable foreign pension. The arrears payments covers the period 1 August 2010 to 1 November 2010. The lump sum is apportioned over the period 1 August 2010 to 1 November 2010 and any amount by which the person's service pension would have been reduced over this period becomes a recoverable debt.
If there is evidence that the arrears payments should not be spread evenly over the arrears period, this should be taken into account in calculating the overpayment. Any investment made with the arrears lump sum, and any income (deemed or actual according to normal rules) will be assessed under the income and assets tests.
VEA → [689]
Payments of comparable foreign pension are assessable as income for service pension or ISS purposes from the later of:
The notification period rules will not impact on the effective date of the pension reduction where a person receives a lump sum arrears of foreign pension. The lump sum arrears payment is not assessed in the fortnight of receipt, but is instead regarded as if it were received as a periodic payment for the period covered by the arrears payment.
The taper rate is used to reduce the rate of a person's service pension [3] or income support supplement [3] if they or their partner have any ordinary income [3] in excess of the ordinary/adjusted income free area [3] (IFA). Any income in excess of the IFA will reduce the maximum payment rate by a 'taper rate' of 50 cents in the dollar (or 40 cents for transitional rate of pension). The result is the income reduced rate.
The same taper rate is also used in disability income rent test [3] calculations to determine the amount of rent assistance [3] for service pensioners and income support supplement recipients.
In addition to the income test taper, any assets in excess of the assets value limit will reduce the maximum payment rate per fortnight by 37.5 cents for every $250 over the Asset Value Limit. The result is the assets reduced rate
VEA ? [695]
Restrictions exist on the payment of dual pensions. The following table demonstrates the types of pensions a person is not entitled to receive at the same time.
If a person receives... | Then they are not entitled to... |
any form of service pension [3] |
|
war widow's/widower's pension |
|
an overseas war widow's/widower's pension that is similar in character to an Australian war widow's/widower's pension |
|
income support supplement |
|
veteran payment |
|
* Under s45E, savings provisions allow certain war widow/widowers to continue to receive their Centrelink payments indefinitely (until death) or until such time as they elect to receive ISS.
Prior to 16 March 1973 it was permissible for certain dual pensions to be paid. However, on that date, either service pension or Social Security pension was frozen at the rate that was then payable.
Restrictions on Dual Pensions
Chapter 3.1 Service Pension Eligibility [282]
Chapter 3.2 Income Support Supplement (ISS) Eligibility [283]
Section 36C [25] VEA - age service pension restrictions
Section 37C [25] VEA - invalidity service pension restrictions
Section 38C [25] VEA - partner service pension restrictions
Section 45D [25] VEA - income support supplement restrictions
Section 45E [25] VEA – Election to continue to receive social security pension
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.
The term social security pension is defined in Section 5Q(1) VEA [45] to mean:
As benefits (pensions) may change, for the most current definition access this link to the Social Security Act 1991
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument
The term social security benefit is defined in Section 5Q(1) of the VEA [45] to mean:
As benefits (pensions) may change, for the most current definition access this link to the Social Security Act 1991
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument
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.
A person's 'partner' is someone who is a member of a couple with that person.
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.
This chapter outlines the policy information and general features of payment for loss or detriment.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Payment for Loss or Detriment
Chapter 3.1 Service Pension Eligibility [282]
Chapter 3.2 Income Support Supplement (ISS) Eligibility [283]
Payment for loss or detriment is made to a person for a loss suffered due to:
Compensation is considered where a person has suffered detriment or is prevented from avoiding detriment because of an administrative error.
More ? [699]
Act of Grace payment may be made where a person has suffered a loss and the Commonwealth bears some responsibility for the loss. Claims that do not meet the 'compensation for detriment caused by administrative error' criteria will be treated as normal Act of Grace claims.
More ? [700]
Compensation for detriment caused by administrative error
Section 3.9.2 Compensation for Detriment Caused by Administrative Error [701]
The purpose of the scheme is to permit a compensatory payment to be made to a claimant for the effects of administrative error. Payment to a claimant may be approved if the relevant authorised person forms an opinion that the claimant has suffered a 'detriment' as the result of the action of an employee of the Department.
More ? [706]
Detriment can include financial and non-financial loss. The approved definitions, criteria and limitations for the scheme are set out in Attachment A of the Chief Executive Instruction 5.19. The reasons for considering a claim for compensation are described briefly below:
Request for 'defective administration compensation' can arise from almost any aspect of Australian Government administration. The scheme is only available to provide compensation in respect of administration by the Australian Government. Under this scheme, the Minister, or any official authorised by the Minister for the purpose, will have the administrative discretion to determine whether a compensatory payment should be made to a claimant for the effects of administrative error.
More ? [708]
Any claim that is determined under the provisions for compensation for detriment due to administrative error cannot be reconsidered under Act of Grace. The Act of Grace facility is not to be construed as an alternative remedy.
More ? [709]
The following are two examples of where compensation for detriment caused by administrative error would apply.
Under the scheme, the Minister, or any official authorised by the Minister for the purpose, will have the administrative discretion to determine whether a compensatory payment should be made. The responsibility for the approval of claims depending on the amount is delegated to the:
Payment of compensation due to administrative error is made in accordance with section 52 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 6.The authority for payment is defined in Chief Executive Instruction No.5.19.
More ? [711]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.19
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681931E_CEI_5_19.tr5 [712]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.19 – Attachment A
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681931E_CEI_5_19.tr5 [712]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.19
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681931E_CEI_5_19.tr5 [712]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.19
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681931E_CEI_5_19.tr5 [712]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.19
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681931E_CEI_5_19.tr5 [712]
An Act of Grace payment may be made where a person has suffered a loss. Although there is no legal liability on the Commonwealth to meet the loss, it is considered that the Commonwealth bears some responsibility for the loss. In certain special circumstances a person that may not have met the eligibility criteria for service pension [3] or income support supplement [3] may be considered under the 'act of grace' provisions. An act of grace payment is not a service pension or income support supplement.
More ? [720]
Eligibility for an Act of Grace payment depends on the claimant's circumstances and a wide range of matters may be taken into account to determine eligibility Although there is no set eligibility criteria for an Act of Grace payment, claims may be considered where:
Requests for 'Act of Grace payments' can arise from almost any aspect of Australian Government administration and include payments normally paid under Part III (service pension) or Part IIIA (income support supplement) of the VEA [3].
More ? [722]
A claim for an Act of Grace payment should first be considered under the criteria for 'compensation for detriment caused by administrative error'. If a claim satisfies that criteria it will be determined under the compensation for detriment provisions. Claims that do not satisfy the compensation criteria may be determined under the Act of Grace provisions.
More ? [723]
The income and assets test exemptions provided for in the Aged Care Amendment Bill 1998 were intended to apply to residents from 6 November 1997. The exemptions were provided in the form of 'Act of Grace' payments until Royal Assent was obtained.
Act of Grace payments may be made only with the approval, under section 33(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, of the Minister for Finance or their appointee. This legislation places the responsibility for assessing whether satisfactory grounds for such payment exist on the Minister of Finance alone. However, for those cases recommended by the Ombudsman for compensation each chief executive is appointed by the Minister for Finance, as an 'authorised person', with the express intention that they confine the exercise of the Act of Grace power.
More ? [724]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.18
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681932E_CEI_5_18.tr5 [725]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.18
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681932E_CEI_5_18.tr5 [725]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.19
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681931E_CEI_5_19.tr5 [712]
Compensation for detriment caused by defective administration
Section 3.9.2 Compensation for Detriment Caused by Administrative Error [701]
Chief Executive Instruction No.5.18
http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681932E_CEI_5_18.tr5 [725]
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.
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Financial Hardship
Chapter 3.1 Service Pension Eligibility [282]
Chapter 3.2 Income Support (ISS) Eligibility [283]
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension and Income Support Supplement Payability [5]
Financial hardship provisions can apply to people who, because of their assets, are prevented from receiving any, or receive a reduced rate of, either service pension or income support supplement.
More ? [734]
A request for consideration under the hardship rules must be made in writing. The request must contain sufficient information to determine whether the claimant satisfies the eligibility criteria.
More ? [735]
If a person cannot, or cannot be reasonably expected to sell or use an asset as security for borrowing then the asset is deemed to be an unrealisable asset.
More ? [736]
Severe financial hardship is based on the following four criteria:
To calculate the rate of service pension or income support supplement payable under the hardship provisions, the person's adjusted annual rate of ordinary income [3] is deducted from the maximum payment rate [3] of service pension or income support supplement.
More ? [738]
A person's notional rate of income is the amount per year equal to 2.5% of the person and the person's partner's unrealisable assets, or the amount per year that could reasonably be expected to be obtained from a purely commercial application of the assets.
More ? [739]
According to Section 52Z(3) of the VEA a person's adjusted annual rate of ordinary income is an amount per year equal to the sum of:
This section contains information on the criteria for application of the financial hardship rules:
Last updated: 12 November 2007
VEA ? [754]
Hardship provisions can apply to people who either:
The following conditions must also be met before hardship provisions can apply:
A crisis payment [3] is a one off non-taxable payment to extend assistance to people who are in severe financial hardship and who:
The payment is designed to assist in the establishment of a new residence or to re-establish a current residence after domestic or family violence has occurred.
More ? [757]
Assets reduced rate is the amount calculated when the reduction for assets is subtracted from the maximum payment rate. See SCH6-A1(2) [183] of VEA (Method Statement 1 Step 8) and SCH6-A1(6) [183] of VEA (Method Statement 5 Step 8).
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.
One element of the means test for income support pensions whereby the rate of pension payable to a pensioner reduces progressively as their assets increase above a certain threshold known as the assets value limit (AVL). [763]
An asset of a person is an unrealisable asset if:
A crisis payment is a one-off non-taxable payment to extend immediate financial assistance to people in severe financial hardship who:
Last amended: 24 July 2007
VEA ? [765]
Access to the financial hardship rules is denied to people who have:
for less than adequate financial consideration [3], unless the Commission [3] makes a written determination to disregard the disposal provisions for hardship purposes.
More ? [766]
VEA ? [767]
Situations where it may be appropriate to disregard the application of the disposal provisions for hardship purposes include:
If a person disposed of income of $4,000, and had only $1,000 left in available funds, they would still be considered to have satisfied the test of severe financial hardship if the gifting had not occurred. The discretion could then be exercised in favour of the applicant because the severe financial hardship would not be considered to be a direct consequence of the disposal.
If a person disposed of realisable assets worth $25,000 and still had $5,000 in readily available funds, the severe financial hardship would be considered a direct consequence of the disposal and the disposal provisions would not be disregarded.
VEA ? [768]
Where the disposal provisions are disregarded, the pension rate under the hardship rules is determined on the basis that the person still has the disposed income or the deprived asset [3]. Notional income may be assessed against the asset.
More ? [769]
If there is a disposition of assets on or after 1 July 2002, the rolling period is the period comprising the tax year in which the relevant disposition took place and such (if any) of the 4 previous tax years as occurred after 30 June 2002. This means that disposals that occurred prior to 1 July 2002 are not counted in the rolling period. Subsection 52JB(4) VEA [45] (for individuals) and subsection 52JD(6) VEA [45] (for members of a couple) define the rolling period relevant to the $30,000 disposal of assets 'free area' rule.
For adequate financial consideration to be received when disposing of an asset [3], a person must receive value in the form of money or assets. Adequate financial consideration can be accepted when the amounts received reasonably equate to the market value of the asset. It may be necessary to obtain a valuation from a property valuation service provider.
When disposing of income [3], in order for adequate financial consideration to be received, the person must receive money, goods or services which approximate in value to the rate of disposed income. If a person disposes of an income producing asset and receives adequate financial consideration in money or money's worth for the asset, then it can be accepted that they have received adequate financial consideration for the disposal of both the income and the asset.
According to Section 179 [45]of the VEA [45], the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
A deprived asset is an asset:
VEA ? [776]
A request for consideration under the hardship rules must be made in writing by a person seeking to have the hardship rules applied in the calculation of their pension and must be lodged at an office of the Department in Australia.
It will be necessary to obtain the following information from the claimant in order to determine whether the financial hardship rules apply:
If assets are in joint names both parties must sign the request. If the partner is also applying for payment under the hardship provisions, they must also sign.
For a person to be considered under the financial hardship rules, they must have an unrealisable asset [3]. This section contains information on different types of unrealisable assets and how they are treated.
An asset of a person is an unrealisable asset if:
Last amended: 24 March 2006
Circumstances in which a person may be unable to sell an asset would include the following:
Circumstances where it might be unreasonable to expect a person to sell their asset would include the following:
Special rules apply where the asset is a farm.
More ? [782]
A person who is experiencing long term hardship is expected to sell non-liquid assets before accessing payment under the financial hardship rules, if the proceeds from these assets, plus the value of readily available funds, exceed the allowable limit for readily available funds.
More ? [783]
No person is expected to sell their principal home [3].
Assets that are considered non-liquid, and should be sold to alleviate severe financial hardship include:
A person is not expected to sell property they have lived in for at least twenty years unless the land can be subdivided and the portion that contains the home can be retained.
An occupancy period of less than twenty years may be accepted if a person would, except in unforeseen circumstances:
An example of where a shorter occupancy may be accepted would be a couple that purchased a farming enterprise and five years later the husband died leaving a widow and children. It may be accepted that the widow has a long term attachment to the property.
The following table shows the reasonableness test for the property sale price and the sale period.
If the sale price is |
and |
then the property is |
within 10% of the assets test valuation |
unable to be sold within three months |
an unrealisable asset. |
at least 10% higher than the assets test valuation |
unable to be sold within three months, or the person refuses an offer that is within 10% of the assets test valuation |
not an unrealisable asset. |
A near relative includes:
The principal home has the meaning given by subsection 5LA(1) [45] of the VEA and subsection 5LA(2) [45] of the VEA. The principal home of a person is generally the place in which they reside. In certain circumstances, however, the principal home of a person can be the place in which they formerly resided. The following property is regarded as part of the principal home.
Last amended: 24 March 2006
Before accessing the financial hardship rules, a person is expected to borrow against an asset if:
A person who owns substantial business assets and who is experiencing temporary hardship is expected to attempt to obtain a loan by offering their business assets as security.
Where a person undergoing temporary hardship is unable to borrow against their assets, written confirmation is to be provided to verify their claim. Confirmation can include letters from a person's:
A person is only expected to borrow from:
A person is not expected to enter into a loan agreement with interest rates more than the prevailing rate charged by banks and similar institutions.
Last amended: 24 March 2006
Circumstances where it might be unreasonable to expect a person to sell their farm would include the following:
An occupancy period of less than twenty years may be accepted if a person would, except in unforeseen circumstances:
An example of where a shorter occupancy may be accepted would be where a couple purchased a farming enterprise and five years later the husband died leaving a widow and children. It may be accepted that the widow has a long term attachment to the property.
A person's farm used by a family member [3], who has been actively involved in operating that farm for at least ten years (see exception), is an unrealisable asset [3] if the test of reasonableness shows it is unreasonable for the farm to be:
Note: A slightly shorter period can be accepted if the family member has worked the property continuously since leaving school.
In order to establish whether a farm being used by a family member is classed as an unrealisable asset, a reasonableness test is applied to establish whether or not it is reasonable that the farm not be sold. The table below outlines how the reasonableness test is used to make this distinction.
If the person's farm: |
then... |
|
the reasonableness test is satisfied, and the farm is considered an unrealisable asset. |
|
the reasonableness test is not satisfied, and the farm is not considered an unrealisable asset. |
Financial statements and income tax returns for the previous two years will usually show whether a farm is run efficiently or to full capacity. If necessary, a delegate can contact an agricultural expert from the State or Territory Department of Agricultural or equivalent for advice. A farm is generally not run efficiently or to full capacity if financial statements show a substantial reduction in stock carried or land used for crops.
Where a farm is comprised of several parcels of land, it is reasonable to expect a person to sell some of the land if:
According to section 5L of the VEA [183]a family member, in relation to a person, means:
Please note, the definition of a parent is further defined in section 10A of the VEA [183].
An asset of a person is an unrealisable asset if:
This section contains information on determining whether a person is in severe financial hardship.
Last amended: 15 July 2022
A pensioner is not in severe financial hardship if their total annual assets tested service pension or income support supplement plus other income exceeds the maximum annual rate of pension.
Maximum annual rate of pension means the maximum rate of service pension or income support supplement including the pension supplements, Energy Supplement, rent assistance and child payments. Remote area allowance is not included.
VEA → [798]
Last amended: What constitutes readily available funds
Readily available funds include cash on hand, financial institution accounts, term deposits, bonds, shares etc. Real estate, the family car and household contents are not considered readily available funds. When considering long term financial hardship, readily available funds include the surrender value of a life assurance policy, value of a second car or holiday home, etc. A person's readily available funds comprise:
The table below shows the readily available funds limits for eligibility under the financial hardship rules.
If the person is |
then the readily available funds limit is |
A member of a couple |
maximum combined annual rate of service pension (=$23,353, current at 20 September 2007) |
Not a member of a couple |
maximum single annual rate of service pension (=$13,980, current at 20 September 2007) |
Readily available funds may exceed the allowable limits by up to 10% if:
In such situations, a delegate [3] must review the case in three months to ensure that readily available funds are under the limit.
A person's readily available funds do not include:
Superannuation assets are not readily available funds for a person who is:
According to section 5J(1) [45] of the VEA a financial asset means;
A Delegate of the Commission [3] is a decision-maker who has been delegated authority to exercise the Commission's powers for the administration of pensions under the VEA [3].
An unincorporated business is generally a partnership or pastoral company. A person is not in severe financial hardship if their unincorporated business drawings plus other income (exceeds the maximum pension or benefit payment.
The severe financial hardship test includes a person's drawings from an unincorporated business. A person cannot be considered to be in severe financial hardship if their unincorporated business drawings plus other income exceeds the maximum pension payment.
A person may be in severe financial hardship if substantial evidence shows:
If a person claims that an unincorporated business is unable to sustain their drawings they must provide:
Substantial evidence may include:
A person is not considered to be in severe financial hardship if these returns show that the business can sustain the drawings.
A delegate should exercise their discretion in determining whether a person is in severe financial hardship by having reasonable regard to the unavoidable or reasonable expenditure of the person in comparison to the maximum annual rate of pension. The capacity for non-dependent household members to contribute to the day to day costs of living should also be considered.
Unavoidable or reasonable expenditure of a pensioner suffering severe financial hardship includes the day to day cost of living (referred to as the reasonable cost of living) plus other unavoidable or reasonable expenditure. Costs must be considered to be reasonable, example: family type accommodation as compared to a luxury hotel.
The following are examples of expenses that would be considered as reasonable costs of living:
The following are examples of expenses that would not be considered as unavoidable or reasonable expenditure:
Last amended: 30 April 2014
The following table illustrates the practical difference between temporary and long-term severe financial hardship.
If |
then the financial hardship is considered |
the person's financial position has suffered substantially as a result of factors such as:
and improvement in their financial position is likely in the future |
Temporary |
improvement in the person's financial position is not likely in the foreseeable future |
long term |
Where a person's financial hardship is considered temporary, it would be unreasonable to expect the person to radically restructure asset holdings to alleviate their situation. Consideration should also be given to the fact that the temporary hardship affecting a business is likely to have reduced the value of the assets concerned. Therefore the question of appropriate valuation of the assets under the assets test should be considered. Although there are situations where a person is not expected to sell property, they may be able to sell other assets to alleviate any hardship. It is at the discretion of the Commission to decide whether the hardship is long term or temporary.
A long-term hardship situation is one where improvement in the person's financial position is not likely in the foreseeable future. The person would then normally be expected to re-arrange financial affairs to try and improve their own financial position. To do this the person would be expected to realise non-liquid assets which are of significant value, e.g. caravan, boat, second car, additional land, holiday home and life assurance policy. Where the total value of these realisable assets, combined with other readily available assets is below, the maximum single annual rate of service pension for non-partnered cases or the maximum combined annual rate of service pension for partnered cases, as per the rate calculator, the person would not be expected to realise them before the hardship provisions can be applied.
More ? [810]
VEA ? [813]
To calculate the rate of service pension or income support supplement payable under the hardship provisions, the person's adjusted annual rate of ordinary income [3] is deducted from the maximum payment rate [3] of service pension or income support supplement
VEA ? [814]
If a financial asset is determined to be unrealisable under s.52Y for the purposes of the hardship provisions, it must be exempted from the deeming provisions.
According to Section 52Z(3) of the VEA a person's adjusted annual rate of ordinary income is an amount per year equal to the sum of:
Last amended: 10 October 2007
VEA → [819]
Unrealisable assets are deemed to produce a notional income. The notional annual rate of ordinary income is assessed separately for each unrealisable asset.
A person's notional annual rate of ordinary income from an unrealisable asset is the lower of:
(i) If a person receives income from an unrealisable asset, special provisions apply.
(ii) Notional ordinary income is not calculated using this method if the unrealisable asset is a property and is occupied by:
If the occupier is a near relative or a long term tenant with a low income, the commercial lease value is calculated as 20% of the total income of the occupant (and partner) of the property. Total income includes all social security income support payments.
If the occupier is one partner of a separated couple, the notional ordinary income calculation depends on rental arrangements between the non-occupier and the occupier.
If the occupying partner: | Then notional income is: |
is paying rent to the non-occupier | t — he lesser of:
Example: bank charges are reasonable expenses |
does not have a rental agreement with the non-occupier | the lesser of:
Example: a pensioner that has a 50% interest in the home is taken to receive 50% of the commercial lease value |
refuses to pay rent to the non-occupying partner, pending property settlement | not calculated
Note: the non-occupier must produce clear evidence that an occupying partner refuses to pay rent – eg. a letter from a partner's solicitor |
If a pensioner receives income from an unrealisable asset, then notional ordinary income is:
Exception: The actual income received is used to calculate the rate under the hardship provisions if the actual income received is greater than calculated notional ordinary income.
For non-farming properties, the commercial lease value of an asset [3] is the value that can reasonably be obtained by using the asset. Generally this is the asset's market rental value.
For farming properties, the commercial lease value is assessed by the AVO [3]. Reassessment may be requested if the valuation does not sufficiently take into account any of the following:
Note: If the asset does not have commercial lease value then notional income for the asset cannot be assessed.
Last amended: 10 October 2007
Unrealisable assets, including farms, are deemed to produce a notional income, except where special provisions apply.
Where the unrealisable asset is a farm being worked to its full capacity solely by the pensioner or their partner, notional income is not assessed. In this situation, only the actual income derived from the property is taken into account.
Special provisions apply if the farm is being worked by a family member. In this case, the notional ordinary income for a person's farm that is an unrealisable asset is the lower of:
Reasonable rent is defined by the following formula:
Reasonable rent = (Income – FTB free area) ? 2
Example: A pensioner's son and his partner are sole occupants of the farm. The annual net farm income is $32,000. The partner's annual salary is $12,000. Therefore their total income is $44,000. The maximum family income free area for 2007 is $41,318. Reasonable rent is $1,341 calculated as ($44,000 - $41,318) ? 2
The farm is valued at $240,000. Therefore 2.5% of $240,000 = $6,000
The commercial lease value of the farm is $8,000 per annum.
Reasonable rent is $1,341
Therefore notional income for the property is $1,341
The net value of a farm is the value of :
The value of the farm includes improvements, livestock, plant and machinery.
The farm value does not include the value of a person's:
When the farm is not operated by a pensioner, their partner or a family member, reasonable rent does not need to be calculated. In this case, the notional income for the farm is the lower of:
For non-farming properties, the commercial lease value of an asset [3] is the value that can reasonably be obtained by using the asset. Generally this is the asset's market rental value.
For farming properties, the commercial lease value is assessed by the AVO [3]. Reassessment may be requested if the valuation does not sufficiently take into account any of the following:
Note: If the asset does not have commercial lease value then notional income for the asset cannot be assessed.
This chapter contains information on advance payment of pension and repayment of the lump sum advance.
Lump Sum Advance
Chapter 3.10 Financial Hardship [824]
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension and Income Support Supplement Payability [5]
Chapter 9.1 Income and Assets Test Principles [286]
Last amended: What is a lump sum advance
VEA ? [826]
A lump sum advance is an advance payment of pension up to 3/52 of the [glossary:advance:] payment [3] [glossary:eligible amount:]. If additional funds are required for any purpose then an amount of pension can be paid in advance. This advance may be for any purpose, for example:
This advance is payable if the pensioner is an eligible pensioner receiving a [glossary:pension:] from DVA.
More ? [827]
To apply for a lump sum advance an application must be made in writing in accordance with a form which has been approved by the Commission. Form D0556 Application for Lump Sum Advance Payment of a Pension has been approved by Commission for this purpose. An application for a lump sum advance may be lodged electronically, by telephone or by email, provided the applicant submits all the information which is sought by Form D0556. Form D0556, or an equivalent file record which records the same information as Form D0556, can be completed by a DVA employee and then maintained on file as a written record of the lump sum advance application. The client's telephone call or email request for a lump sum advance can be accepted as their authorisation for an application to be made by another person on their behalf. Lump sum advance applications may also be lodged by fax, as covered by Legislative Instrument R27/2010 signed by the Commission on 16 April 2010 which authorises the electronic lodgment arrangements under VEA section 5T.
Once the delegate of the Commission is satisfied that the pensioner is eligible for the advance payment, the amount granted should be paid on the next practicable pension payday on which the pensioner is paid an instalment of pension. The payment must be paid as a lump sum.
More ? [828]
The advance payment deduction is calculated by dividing the full amount of the advance payment by 13. This rate of deduction from the pension ensures the advance payment is repaid in six months. An advance payment deduction is not to be made from the pension on the same payday that the advance payment is made. The pensioner may request in writing to repay the advance payment in a shorter period of time by making a one off additional repayment or by requesting a higher fortnightly deduction rate.
More ? [829]
Where an advance payment deduction causes severe financial hardship due to a change in circumstances the pensioner can apply in writing to the Commission to have the rate of deduction reduced or stopped.
More ? [830]
A pensioner who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Commission in relation to an advance payment can request the Commission to review the decision. A written notice of the making of the decision and of the right of the person to have the decision reviewed must be provided to the person. The Commission after review may affirm the decision or set it aside and substitute a new decision for it.
More ? [831]
Advance payment of pension and income support supplement
Section 79B [25] VEA through to Section 79S [25] VEA
According to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, the supplementary amount of a Veterans' Affairs pension is the total of:
Eligibility criteria for lump sum payment
VEA [844]
To be eligible for the lump sum advance the person must meet the following criteria:
Additionally, a person may be eligible for multiple advances. In accordance with rules set out under 79K of the VEA, a person's advance amount from the previous 13 fortnights which has not been repaid must be subtracted from any new advance paid to the eligible person.
More [845]Note: a person is eligible to be paid pension from the date of effect of the grant of pension.
VEA [846]
The applicant for the lump sum advance must be an Australian resident [3] and be residing in Australia when the application is lodged.
Some persons are not eligible for the lump sum advance payment because they are in receipt of payments that can not be advanced. These include:
The likelihood of an advance being misused is not a factor in assessing an application for an advance.
If the pensioner indicates on the application form that:
the delegate should have no reason not to be satisfied that the pensioner can manage on a reduced pension and would not suffer financial hardship. For cases where there is doubt, the delegate may require the completion of the form D0557, Lump Sum Advance Payment, Income/Expenses Calculator. The purpose of the form is to satisfy the assessor that an application considered doubtful would not result in the applicant suffering hardship from repaying the advance.
Pension means a pension payable under Part II, III or IV of the VEA or an income support supplement [850].
The term social security pension is defined in Section 5Q(1) VEA [45] to mean:
As benefits (pensions) may change, for the most current definition access this link to the Social Security Act 1991
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument
The term social security benefit is defined in Section 5Q(1) of the VEA [45] to mean:
As benefits (pensions) may change, for the most current definition access this link to the Social Security Act 1991
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200401781?OpenDocument
An Australian resident is a person who:
Veterans' Children Education Scheme provides financial assistance and guidance in the education and training of eligible children as defined under section 116 of the VEA [45]. Eligible children must be full-time students and be under 25 years of age at the time of application.
The VCES aims to encourage and assist eligible children to achieve their educational potential and prepare for suitable careers. The education allowance is not means tested, however, benefits cannot be paid to a student who is receiving other Commonwealth education assistance (including Youth Allowance), income support or assistance from any other similar scheme.
Last amended: 28 July 2022
VEA → [852]
The advance payment eligible amount is the sum of the maximum basic rate of service pension that applies to the person (i.e. single, partnered, illness separated) and the amount (if any) by which the person's pension supplement [3] exceeds the minimum pension supplement amount [3]. For people not receiving a service pension this is calculated as if they were receiving the pension.
VEA → [853]
The result of the following process is the maximum advance payable:
Step | Action |
1 | Work out 3/52 of the person's advance payment eligible amount. |
2 | Work out the annual rate at which pension was payable to the person on the last payday before they applied for an advance payment (excluding any remote area allowance, minimum pension supplement and energy supplement [3]). |
3 | Work out the smaller of the result of Step 1 and:
|
4 | From the result of step 3 subtract:
|
5 | Round the result of step 4 to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards). |
A pensioner can request any amount of lump sum advance providing it is less than the advance payment maximum amount and greater than the advance payment minimum amount.
VEA → [854]
The minimum advance payable is 1/52 of the person's advance payment eligible amount.
There is no direct limit on the number of lump sum advance payments. In practice, due to the operation of the minimum and maximum amounts, up to three lump sum advances can be granted in any 13 week period.
Where an individual has two payments which make them eligible for a lump sum advance, they are entitled to receive a lump sum advance based on whichever payment gives the higher advance amount.
Anne is a single person who receives fortnightly service pension payment of $530.60 (including pension supplement but excluding energy supplement) and a 15% Disability Compensation Payment of $64.89 (excluding energy supplement). She applies for an advance of $800. A delegate of the Commission determines that she meets all of the eligibility criteria. She has not received any advances in the past 13 fortnights. Based on her service pension (excluding the minimum supplement and energy supplement) her maximum lump sum advance is $975 ([$530.60 – 30.60] x 1.95). Based on her Disability Compensation Payment her maximum lump sum advance is $843.57 ($64.89 x 13). As the service pension advance is higher, but is less than the maximum single advance of $1,005.75, that amount will be her maximum advance. Her minimum advance is $381.05. Based on her service pension, she can receive an advance of $800, but she will not be eligible for another advance for the next thirteen fortnights, as her maximum advance less the $800 advance is lower than the minimum advance payment amount.
Bob has a partner and they receive fortnightly service pension payment of $83.10 each (including pension supplement but excluding energy supplement). He applies for an advance of $300. A delegate of the Commission determines that he meets all of the eligibility criteria. He has not received any advances in the past 13 fortnights. The maximum amount of advance he can receive based on his service pension (excluding the minimum supplement and energy supplement) is $117 ([$83.10 – 23.10] x 1.95). However, as this is less than the $287.25 minimum advance amount, Bob is not entitled to an advance.
Henry has a partner but is receiving the single rate of service pension because his wife is in aged care. He is on the maximum rate of service pension. He has already received an advance of $500, which he has repaid for three fortnights at $38.46 per fortnight, with $384.62 of this advance still outstanding. His maximum advance amount is $505.75 ($1,005.75 less the $500 already advanced in the last 13 fortnights). His minimum advance amount is $381.05. If he takes an advance of $505.75 his repayments will be $68.49 per fortnight ($505.75 + $384.62 divided by 13).
VEA → [855]
If the application is granted, the advance payment is paid as a lump sum, either:
The lump sum advance is generally paid into the same account as the pension payment. The advance may be paid into another account, provided that it is nominated and maintained by the person who is eligible to receive the advance.
More → [858]
The pension supplement is added to a person's maximum basic rate [3]. The pension supplement is calculated as a 'combined couple' rate. The 'not a member of a couple' rate is 66.33% of the 'combined couple' rate. The member of a couple rate is 50% of the combined couple rate. From 1 July 2010, the minimum pension supplement amount [3] will be able to be claimed on a quarterly basis rather than on a fortnightly basis.
The minimum pension supplement is an annual rate and is paid fortnightly. From 1 July 2010, the minimum pension supplement became more flexible, with recipients able to elect to receive the payment quarterly. It is calculated as a combined couple rate and is indexed twice a year in line with CPI increases. The 'not a member of a couple' rate is 66.33% of the combined couple rate. The member of a couple rate is 50% of the combined couple rate. The minimum pension supplement commenced on 20 September 2009 and replaced utilities allowance and telephone allowance.
The energy supplement is a fortnightly or quarterly payment designed to help recipients meet the cost of electricity and gas bills.
Last amended: 12 August 2022
VEA → [874]
An advance is recovered by deductions from the fortnight pension payment. It is recovered over 13 fortnights at the rate of the advanced lump sum amount divided by 13. An advance payment deduction is not to be made from the pension on the same payday that the advance payment is made. The deduction commences from the payday after the advance payment has been made to the pensioner. If multiple lump sum advances are taken, the repayment amount will be the outstanding amount of the first advance plus the amount of the subsequent advance divided by 13.
VEA → [875]
A person may request a higher rate of deduction. The request must be in writing and the delegate must be satisfied that the pensioner would not suffer severe financial hardship as a result of the increased deduction. The pensioner may also make extra cash or cheque payments to reduce the amount outstanding. The pensioner may then choose to have a reduced fortnightly deduction for the remainder of the original repayment period, or repay at the original rate of deduction for a reduced number of fortnights.
Repaying the advance more quickly than originally anticipated will not necessarily mean that the person will be able to access another advance within the same 13 fortnight period. This is because the lump sum advance available to a person is reduced by the full amount of the lump sum advance already received (regardless of any repayments made) for the following 13 fortnights.
More → [876]
VEA → [877]
The amount for the advance payment deduction is rounded to the nearest cent.
VEA → [878]
The rate of pension (this includes both Disability Compensation Payment and/or income support payments) may be insufficient to cover the amount of advance payment deduction (this may occur where the pensioner undertakes employment during the period where the advance payment is being repaid). In such cases the amount of deduction is taken to be the amount of pension in payment. The amount of income support pension in payment includes any additional amount payable by way of:
As the full repayment has not been made, the number of fortnights over which the advance payment is recovered is increased.
If the rate of income support pension is reduced to nil because of an advance lump sum deduction, payability of that pension is retained.
VEA → [879]
If a pensioner dies during a period where a lump sum advance is being deducted from their pension, then the balance outstanding becomes a debt to the Commonwealth. The debt is recoverable from the deceased estate.
A pensioner may request that the rate of the advance payment deduction be increased. This request must be in writing and can only be approved if the delegate is satisfied that the pensioner would not suffer severe financial hardship.
The lump sum advance of service pension or income support supplement becomes taxable income as it is repaid. For example, if a veteran on age service pension is granted a lump sum advance of $400, the fortnightly rate of deduction of $30.77 is added to the veteran's taxable pension amount each fortnight until the lump sum amount is repaid. This applies regardless of when the advance was paid during the financial year.
Rent Assistance is an allowance which may be paid to a service pensioner, income support supplement (ISS) or veteran payment recipient to assist in meeting the cost of rental accommodation.
To receive rent assistance a pensioner must be paying rent (other than Government rent) for accommodation in Australia, and the amount paid must exceed a certain threshold.
The pension supplement is added to a person's maximum basic rate [3]. The pension supplement is calculated as a 'combined couple' rate. The 'not a member of a couple' rate is 66.33% of the 'combined couple' rate. The member of a couple rate is 50% of the combined couple rate. From 1 July 2010, the minimum pension supplement amount [3] will be able to be claimed on a quarterly basis rather than on a fortnightly basis.
The energy supplement is a fortnightly or quarterly payment designed to help recipients meet the cost of electricity and gas bills.
Remote area allowance is a supplementary payment added to the rate of income support pension where the pensioner's usual place of residence is situated in a remote area, and where the pensioner is physically present in the remote area.
VEA → [892]
Where an advance payment deduction causes severe financial hardship due to a change in circumstances the pensioner can apply in writing to the Commission to have the rate of deduction reduced or stopped. This can only be approved if the delegate of the Commission is satisfied that:
Form D0555 Lump Sum Hardship Claim requires the pensioner to indicate how long they expect their changed circumstances to continue to affect their ability to repay at the current rate and how much they think they can afford to repay. Additional information is also sought on the pensioner's fortnightly income and expenses in order to give the delegate an indication of their capacity to repay. If the delegate [3] is satisfied the criteria are met, they may determine in writing that the advance payment deduction can be reduced or stopped. The delegate must specify a period and a review should be set for the end of that period to resume the higher deduction rate.
The following is relevant when assessing severe financial hardship:
At any time that a determination is in force for an advance payment deduction to be decreased or stopped because of severe financial hardship, a delegate can either vary that determination and increase deductions or can revoke the determination so that deductions return to their original level. A new determination to vary or revoke the reduction can only be made if the delegate is satisfied that the pensioner would not suffer severe financial hardship as a result. The decision to vary or revoke must be in writing. In the case of variation, the amount of the deduction cannot be larger than the deduction amount set prior to hardship being determined.
A Delegate of the Commission [3] is a decision-maker who has been delegated authority to exercise the Commission's powers for the administration of pensions under the VEA [3].
Last amended: 27 November 2002
VEA → [896]
If a pensioner is dissatisfied with a decision of the Commission in relation to an advance payment they may request in writing that the Commission review the decision. The request must be within 3 months of the date the pensioner was notified of the decision and set out the grounds on which the request is made. The decision under review must not be reviewed by the delegate who made the original decision. A written notice of the making of the decision and of the right of the person to have the decision reviewed must be provided to the person.
This chapter contains information on immediate financial assistance called crisis payments to people in severe financial hardship and suffering from extreme circumstances or release from lawful custody.
Crisis Payment
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension and Income Support Supplement Payability [5]
Chapter 9.1 Income and Assets Test Principles [286]
Chapter 9.2 Residential Situation [244]
Last updated 5 March 2013
A crisis payment is immediate financial assistance to people in severe financial hardship [3] and suffering from extreme circumstances, domestic or family violence [3], or release from lawful custody. The payment is designed to assist them in establishing a new residence following specifically defined extreme circumstances or release from lawful custody, or to re-establish their residence after domestic or family violence has occurred. It is a non-taxable, 'one-off' non-refundable payment.
To receive a crisis payment a person must be in severe financial hardship, receiving or be eligible to receive certain income support payment [3]s (excluding Veteran Payment) from DVA, and meet one of the qualifying circumstances:
More ? [901]
A person is not eligible if:
There is a limit of four crisis payments payable in a twelve month period which only applies to crisis payments due to extreme circumstances and domestic or family violence. Crisis payments that are made to a person on release from lawful custody do not count towards the maximum of four crisis payments due to extreme circumstances or domestic or family violence in a twelve month period.
A person serves two short prison terms and receives crisis payment on release from prison each time. The person also suffers extreme circumstances due to the house being damaged by fire, then later by flood, and receives crisis payment for each extreme circumstance. The person is then made the subject of an apprehended violence order and must leave the home. The person is eligible for crisis payment again, as the maximum of four crisis payments due to extreme circumstances or domestic or family violence has not yet been reached. Over the twelve month period, the person has received a total of five crisis payments – two on release from lawful custody, and three due to extreme circumstances.
A person is subjected to domestic or family violence three times during a twelve month period, receiving a crisis payment each time the perpetrator is removed from the home. The person then suffers extreme circumstances due to the house being damaged by fire, and receives another crisis payment as they are forced to leave the home. The person is then subjected to domestic or family violence again, within the same twelve month period. As the person has already received four crisis payments due to domestic or family violence or extreme circumstances within a twelve month period, they are not eligible for a crisis payment for the fifth incident. The person then serves a short prison term. On release, they are eligible for a crisis payment even though they have already received four payments in the twelve month period, as there is no limit on the number of crisis payments payable on release from lawful custody.
A claim for a crisis payment must be on a form approved by the Commission [3]. An informal claim must be followed by a proper claim [3] within fourteen days. The rate of crisis payment is a flat rate of one week's pension based upon the maximum basic rate [3] of pension, pension supplement and clean energy supplement [3].
More ? [905]
VEA ? [906]
The Veterans' Entitlements (Special Assistance) Regulations 1999, were created under s106 [25] of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Special Assistance), to authorise payment of a crisis payment. The Regulations, approved by the Repatriation Commission [3], set out the prescribed conditions.
More ? [907]
Veterans' Entitlements (Special Assistance) Regulations 1999
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200400983?OpenDocument [919]
In general terms, this is where someone is suffering from serious money difficulties, such as insufficient income to manage their basic living expenses. More detailed descriptions of various financial hardship situations are covered under the following topics:
Domestic or family violence is described by a variety of terms, including but not restricted to:
According to section 5L of the VEA [183]a family member, in relation to a person, means:
Please note, the definition of a parent is further defined in section 10A of the VEA [183].
Lawful custody is detention of a person in prison, or in psychiatric confinement because they have been charged with an offence.
According to Section 179 [45]of the VEA [45], the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
A claim which the legislation requires to be made on a 'form approved by the Commission' or 'in accordance with a form approved by the Commission' means that the claim must meet certain requirements, e.g. must be in writing, provide specific information, or evidence to support the claim. It does not mean the claim needs to be made on a special or official DVA form. However, where a DVA form is available it is preferable that it be used to ensure that all the information required for a proper claim to be made is provided.
To be a proper claim, the claim must be:
According to Schedule 6-B1 of the VEA [183] a MBR is the person's maximum rate as ascertained at the date of grant of the designated pension, and is the maximum annual pension rate payable at the date of grant (excluding allowances).
The energy supplement is a fortnightly or quarterly payment designed to help recipients meet the cost of electricity and gas bills.
According to Section 179 [45]of the VEA [45], the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
Last updated 21 December 2006
To be eligible for a crisis payment [3] a person must be in severe financial hardship [3]. That is, the person's liquid assets are less than:
Liquid assets are cash and readily available funds and include, but are not restricted to, assets such as:
Note: Liquid assets do not include a qualifying eligible termination payment as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.
The maximum payment rate is inclusive of the basic rate of pension and associated allowances before the income and assets tests are applied but excludes remote area allowance [3]. For income support supplement [3] recipients the ceiling rate [3] does not apply.
Note: The 'maximum payment rate' for the assessment of severe financial hardship is different to the 'maximum basic rate' on which the crisis payment rate is based.
A crisis payment is a one-off non-taxable payment to extend immediate financial assistance to people in severe financial hardship who:
In general terms, this is where someone is suffering from serious money difficulties, such as insufficient income to manage their basic living expenses. More detailed descriptions of various financial hardship situations are covered under the following topics:
Income support pension is:
The term not a member of a couple covers all persons who are not covered by the definitions of member of a couple [3].
According to Section 5E(2) [183]of the VEA [183]a person is a member of a couple, if they are:
The term “partnered” is also commonly used.
Remote area allowance is a supplementary payment added to the rate of income support pension where the pensioner's usual place of residence is situated in a remote area, and where the pensioner is physically present in the remote area.
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.
The ceiling rate of service pension and income support supplement (ISS) is applied to all war widows/widowers when assessing the rate of pension. This amount was previously frozen at $124.90 per fortnight, however, since legislation was introduced in September 2002, is now indexed twice yearly in line with percentage increases in the maximum rate service pension. A higher ceiling rate can apply, however, in the following cases:
If a person:
became a war widow/widower-pensioner before 1 November 1986,
has continually received service pension, social security pension or ISS since that date, and
the rate of pension immediately before that date was more than $120.10
in such a case the ceiling rate is equal to the pre-November 1986 rate plus 4%.
If a person:
is a person to whom ISS is payable,
is not permanently blind, and
whose War Widow's/Widower's Pension paid under Part II or IV of the VEA is reduced,
the ceiling rate is the sum of the ceiling rate as calculated above and the amount of the reduction in the Part II or Part IV pension. The maximum ceiling rate cannot exceed the maximum rate of single service pension. For ceiling rates refer to SCH6-A4 to A9 of VEA. The amount of increase to the ceiling rate pension under Part II or Part IV is worked out by using the formula in SCH6-A9 of the VEA.
A person applying for a crisis payment [3] due to extreme circumstances must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
Extreme circumstances fall into two categories:
Legal reasons may be considered to be an extreme circumstance where the person has been removed from their home and is unable to remain in or return to the home. This includes where a person is subject to an apprehended violence order (AVO) or restraining order preventing the person from remaining in or returning to the home.
Where an order is issued for only a short period (e.g. two days), the person may still be eligible for crisis payment. The issuing of an order even for a short period is an indicator that extreme circumstances are present. While the order may no longer prevent the person from remaining in or returning to their home, the person may still decide not to return. Crisis payment eligibility in this case reflects the need for the parties to live separately to avoid further violence.
Whenever the person is subject to an order, eligibility for crisis payment requires that the person lived in the home immediately prior to being removed and subjected to the order, and that they have established or intend to establish a new home.
Other extreme circumstances are situations where people are forced to leave their home as a result of the person's home being considered uninhabitable for five or more days after the extreme circumstance has occurred. Examples of other extreme circumstances include, but are not restricted to:
Extreme circumstance... |
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A crisis payment is not payable because... |
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If a person is subjected to domestic or family violence |
the person intends to leave home and permanently/establish a new home |
the person has not left their home. |
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If a person leaves their home |
there is no evidence of domestic or family violence, and the person intends to establish/has established a new home |
there is no extreme circumstance precipitating the person's departure from the home. |
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If a person is forced to leave their home |
a disaster relief payment or State Government assistance has been paid to the person |
other assistance has been paid to the person. |
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If a person is forced to leave their home. |
four crisis payments for extreme circumstances or domestic or family violence have been paid to the person within the twelve months prior to the date of this claim |
the maximum of four payments for extreme circumstances or domestic or family violence in a twelve month period has been reached. |
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If a person is forced to leave their home |
the person has been evicted |
the person is not the victim of an extreme circumstance outside of their control. |
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A crisis payment is a one-off non-taxable payment to extend immediate financial assistance to people in severe financial hardship who:
In general terms, this is where someone is suffering from serious money difficulties, such as insufficient income to manage their basic living expenses. More detailed descriptions of various financial hardship situations are covered under the following topics:
Income support pension is:
Domestic or family violence is described by a variety of terms, including but not restricted to:
Last updated 21 December 2006
Crisis payment [3] for a person who remains in the family home after being subjected to domestic or family violence [3] is intended to assist with minor repairs to the home e.g. replacing or re-keying locks, or repairing or replacing essential household items.
A person applying for a crisis payment due to domestic or family violence must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
Note: A person will not be eligible for a crisis payment for domestic or family violence if the Commission [3] is satisfied that the perpetrator of the violence left the person's home with a view to enabling the person to obtain a crisis payment.
It is possible for a crisis payment due to domestic or family violence to be paid to more than one person, provided all other eligibility criteria are met.
A person and their elderly mother who lives with them are subjected to domestic violence by the partner of the person in the family home. The partner is removed by the police and an apprehended violence order (AVO) is issued, meaning that the partner is not able to return to the home. Provided all other criteria are met, both the person and their mother are able to claim a crisis payment for the same incident. The partner who has been removed is also able to claim crisis payment for extreme circumstances causing departure from the home. The person's father, who also lives in the home, was not present at the time of the incident, therefore is not eligible to claim a crisis payment.
A crisis payment is a one-off non-taxable payment to extend immediate financial assistance to people in severe financial hardship who:
Domestic or family violence is described by a variety of terms, including but not restricted to:
According to section 5L of the VEA [183]a family member, in relation to a person, means:
Please note, the definition of a parent is further defined in section 10A of the VEA [183].
In general terms, this is where someone is suffering from serious money difficulties, such as insufficient income to manage their basic living expenses. More detailed descriptions of various financial hardship situations are covered under the following topics:
Income support pension is:
According to Section 179 [45]of the VEA [45], the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
Last updated 21 December 2006
Crisis payment [3] is available to people released from [glossary:lawful cu:] — [glossary:stody:] [925], either prison or psychiatric confinement, and who are in severe financial hardship [3].
A person applying for a crisis payment due to prison/psychiatric release must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
A person who lives in a psychiatric facility will only be considered for a crisis payment if they have been in lawful custody [3] for fourteen days or more and fulfil the other eligibility criteria. In all other circumstances i.e. where the person has not been charged with an offence, departure from that facility would have to have been the result of extreme circumstances.
Prison release... |
And... |
A crisis payment is payable because... |
A person is released from either prison or psychiatric confinement qualified to receive an income support pension |
the person has been in prison for fourteen days and has liquid assets of less than a fortnight's pension entitlement |
the person has been in prison for at least fourteen days and is in severe financial hardship. |
A person is released from either prison or psychiatric confinement qualified to receive an income support pension |
the person has served forty days in prison and has no liquid assets, but is starting employment on the third day after their release |
the person is eligible for payment of service pension at the time of their release at least until they start work. |
Prison release... |
And... |
A crisis payment is not payable because... |
A person is released from prison |
the person has been in prison for ten days and has no liquid assets |
the person has not served at least fourteen days in prison. However, as the person is making an initial claim, the person may be entitled to an advance of their first instalment under severe financial hardship provisions. |
A person is released from prison |
the person has served twenty eight days in prison and has liquid assets equivalent to a fortnight's pension entitlement |
the person is not considered to be in severe financial hardship as their liquid assets are not less than a fortnight's entitlement. |
If a person is released from either prison or psychiatric confinement |
the person has served thirty days in prison and has no liquid assets, but is returning to their previous employment the day after their release |
the person is employed and is not qualified for an income support payment. |
A crisis payment is a one-off non-taxable payment to extend immediate financial assistance to people in severe financial hardship who:
In general terms, this is where someone is suffering from serious money difficulties, such as insufficient income to manage their basic living expenses. More detailed descriptions of various financial hardship situations are covered under the following topics:
Income support pension is:
Lawful custody is detention of a person in prison, or in psychiatric confinement because they have been charged with an offence.
Last updated 5 March 2013
A claim for a crisis payment [3] must be:
An informal claim for crisis payment can be lodged by a person who is in Australia and eligible for a crisis payment on the day of claim or informal claim. An informal claim must be followed by a proper claim [3] within fourteen days.
The rate of crisis payment is a flat rate of one week's pension based upon the maximum basic rate [3] of pension, pension supplement and energy supplement [3]. Therefore, the amount of a crisis payment is half the fortnightly service pension rate. For income support supplement recipients, their payment is not based upon the ceiling rate [3] but rather upon the relevant rate of service pension, according to whether they are partnered or single.
Payment of the crisis payment should be paid into a financial institution [3] but the payment can be paid in another manner (e.g. by cheque) where this is directed by a delegate of the Commission [3] authorising the payment.
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A crisis payment is a one-off non-taxable payment to extend immediate financial assistance to people in severe financial hardship who:
Domestic or family violence is described by a variety of terms, including but not restricted to:
To be a proper claim, the claim must be:
According to Schedule 6-B1 of the VEA [183] a MBR is the person's maximum rate as ascertained at the date of grant of the designated pension, and is the maximum annual pension rate payable at the date of grant (excluding allowances).
The energy supplement is a fortnightly or quarterly payment designed to help recipients meet the cost of electricity and gas bills.
The ceiling rate of service pension and income support supplement (ISS) is applied to all war widows/widowers when assessing the rate of pension. This amount was previously frozen at $124.90 per fortnight, however, since legislation was introduced in September 2002, is now indexed twice yearly in line with percentage increases in the maximum rate service pension. A higher ceiling rate can apply, however, in the following cases:
If a person:
became a war widow/widower-pensioner before 1 November 1986,
has continually received service pension, social security pension or ISS since that date, and
the rate of pension immediately before that date was more than $120.10
in such a case the ceiling rate is equal to the pre-November 1986 rate plus 4%.
If a person:
is a person to whom ISS is payable,
is not permanently blind, and
whose War Widow's/Widower's Pension paid under Part II or IV of the VEA is reduced,
the ceiling rate is the sum of the ceiling rate as calculated above and the amount of the reduction in the Part II or Part IV pension. The maximum ceiling rate cannot exceed the maximum rate of single service pension. For ceiling rates refer to SCH6-A4 to A9 of VEA. The amount of increase to the ceiling rate pension under Part II or Part IV is worked out by using the formula in SCH6-A9 of the VEA.
Examples of a financial institution are a bank, building society or credit union.
According to Section 179 [45]of the VEA [45], the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
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[522] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn206
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[535] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn210
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[650] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn246
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[671] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn252
[672] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/37-comparable-foreign-pension/375-assessment-comparable-foreign-pension-payments
[673] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn253
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[680] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn256
[681] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-9-principles-determining-pension-rate/96-deprivation-income-and-assets
[682] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn256
[683] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16878%23comment-form
[684] https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-department/international/international-social-security-agreements
[685] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16846%23comment-form
[686] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn257
[687] https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-department/international/international-social-security-agreements/current-international-social-security-agreements
[688] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn258
[689] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn259
[690] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn257
[691] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 204
[692] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn258
[693] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn259
[694] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16822%23comment-form
[695] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn260
[696] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn260
[697] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16849%23comment-form
[698] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16883%23comment-form
[699] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn261
[700] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn262
[701] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/39-payment-loss-or-detriment/392-compensation-detriment-caused-administrative-error
[702] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn261
[703] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/39-payment-loss-or-detriment/393-act-grace-payments
[704] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn262
[705] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16894%23comment-form
[706] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn263
[707] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn264
[708] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn265
[709] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn266
[710] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn267
[711] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn268
[712] http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681931E_CEI_5_19.tr5
[713] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn263
[714] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn264
[715] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn265
[716] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn266
[717] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn267
[718] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn268
[719] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16853%23comment-form
[720] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn269
[721] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn270
[722] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn271
[723] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn272
[724] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn273
[725] http://sharepoint/money/Documents/0681932E_CEI_5_18.tr5
[726] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn269
[727] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn270
[728] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn271
[729] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn272
[730] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn273
[731] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16860%23comment-form
[732] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/312-crisis-payment
[733] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16869%23comment-form
[734] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn274
[735] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn275
[736] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn276
[737] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn277
[738] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn278
[739] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn279
[740] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3102-access-financial-hardship-rules
[741] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn274
[742] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3103-lodging-claim-under-financial-hardship-provisions
[743] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn275
[744] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3104-unrealisable-assets
[745] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn276
[746] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3105-severe-financial-hardship
[747] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn277
[748] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3106-rate-calculation-under-hardship-provisions
[749] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn278
[750] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3107-notional-annual-rate-ordinary-income
[751] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn279
[752] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16843%23comment-form
[753] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16897%23comment-form
[754] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn280
[755] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn281
[756] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn282
[757] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn283
[758] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn280
[759] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-9-principles-determining-pension-rate/91-income-and-assets-test-principles/913-income-and-assets-tests/assets-test
[760] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn281
[761] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn282
[762] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn283
[763] http://clik.dva.gov.au/glossary/assets-value-limit-avl
[764] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16870%23comment-form
[765] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn284
[766] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn285
[767] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn286
[768] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn287
[769] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn288
[770] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn284
[771] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn285
[772] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn286
[773] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn287
[774] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn288
[775] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16885%23comment-form
[776] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn289
[777] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn290
[778] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn289
[779] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn290
[780] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16882%23comment-form
[781] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16889%23comment-form
[782] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn291
[783] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn292
[784] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3104-unrealisable-assets/unrealisable-assets-farm
[785] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn291
[786] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3105-severe-financial-hardship/determining-severe-financial-hardship-readily-available-funds
[787] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn292
[788] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16867%23comment-form
[789] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn293
[790] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship/3105-severe-financial-hardship/differentiating-between-temporary-and-long-term-severe-financial-hardship
[791] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn293
[792] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16836%23comment-form
[793] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn294
[794] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-9-principles-determining-pension-rate/92-residential-situation/922-basic-principles-assessment/principal-home
[795] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn294
[796] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16896%23comment-form
[797] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16888%23comment-form
[798] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn295
[799] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 5H(1)
[800] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn296
[801] clik://LEGIS/VEA/Part VI
[802] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 5I
[803] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 52Z(3A)
[804] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn295
[805] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn296
[806] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16816%23comment-form
[807] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16863%23comment-form
[808] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16834%23comment-form
[809] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16886%23comment-form
[810] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn297
[811] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn297
[812] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16832%23comment-form
[813] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn298
[814] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn299
[815] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn298
[816] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn299
[817] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16815%23comment-form
[818] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16858%23comment-form
[819] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn300
[820] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 52Z(5)
[821] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn300
[822] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16838%23comment-form
[823] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16851%23comment-form
[824] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/310-financial-hardship
[825] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16830%23comment-form
[826] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn301
[827] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn302
[828] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn303
[829] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn304
[830] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn305
[831] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn306
[832] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn301
[833] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/311-lump-sum-advance/3112-lump-sum-advance-eligibility
[834] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn302
[835] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/311-lump-sum-advance/3113-payment-lump-sum-advance
[836] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn303
[837] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/311-lump-sum-advance/3114-repayment-lump-sum-advance
[838] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn304
[839] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/311-lump-sum-advance/3115-repayment-lump-sum-advance-hardship-assessment-vs-1
[840] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn305
[841] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/311-lump-sum-advance/3116-right-review
[842] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn306
[843] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16810%23comment-form
[844] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn307
[845] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn308
[846] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn309
[847] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn307
[848] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn308
[849] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn309
[850] clikpopup://DEF/Income%20support%20supplement/ISS
[851] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16833%23comment-form
[852] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn310
[853] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn311
[854] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn312
[855] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn313
[856] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn314
[857] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn315
[858] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn316
[859] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 5Q(1)
[860] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn310
[861] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79K
[862] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn311
[863] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79B(2)
[864] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn312
[865] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79J
[866] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn313
[867] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79J(1)
[868] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn314
[869] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79J(3)
[870] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn315
[871] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-11-administration-payments/115-manner-payment/1152-payment-direct-credit/accounts-which-direct-credit-payments-can-be-made
[872] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn316
[873] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16859%23comment-form
[874] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn317
[875] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn318
[876] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn319
[877] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn320
[878] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn321
[879] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn322
[880] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79M
[881] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn317
[882] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79N
[883] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn318
[884] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn319
[885] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79R
[886] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn320
[887] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79Q
[888] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn321
[889] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79S
[890] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn322
[891] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16811%23comment-form
[892] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn323
[893] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79O
[894] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn323
[895] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16872%23comment-form
[896] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn324
[897] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 79T
[898] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn324
[899] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16820%23comment-form
[900] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16818%23comment-form
[901] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn325
[902] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn326
[903] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn327
[904] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn328
[905] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn329
[906] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn330
[907] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn331
[908] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/312-crisis-payment/3122-eligibility-crisis-payment
[909] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn325
[910] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/312-crisis-payment/3123-extreme-circumstances-causing-departure-home
[911] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn326
[912] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/312-crisis-payment/3124-domestic-or-family-violence-remaining-home
[913] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn327
[914] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/312-crisis-payment/3125-release-lawful-custody
[915] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn328
[916] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/312-crisis-payment/3126-claim-and-payment-crisis-payment
[917] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn329
[918] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn330
[919] http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/management.nsf/lookupindexpagesbyid/IP200400983?OpenDocument
[920] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16813#ref-cspol_part3_ftn331
[921] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16842%23comment-form
[922] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16890%23comment-form
[923] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16835%23comment-form
[924] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16861%23comment-form
[925] clikpopup://DEF/Lawful Custody
[926] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16845%23comment-form