7.8.2 Wholly Dependent Partner benefits
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Last amended: 1 July 2013
A wholly dependent partner may be entitled to:
- the wholly dependent partner's pension, either as a periodic payment, a lump sum or a combination of both (sections 234 [2] and 236 [2], see also 7.8.3)
- additional compensation following death (see 7.8.4 [3])
- a gold card (see 7.8.6 [4])
- MRCA supplement (see 7.8.5 [5] and 7.8.6 [4])
- bereavement payments (section 242 [2] see also 7.10 [6])
- financial and legal advice (section 239 [2] see also 7.8.3 [7])
- Income Support Supplement under the VEA [8] (see [glossary:7.8.8:] [9])
- clean energy supplement (section 238A) [2] (see Comp & Support Policy Library section 7.4.2 [10])
A wholly dependent partner with a dependant child who is receiving, or has received compensation for their partner's death is also qualified for Pensioner Education Supplement from Centrelink – see 7.18 [11] Centrelink Pensioner Education Supplement once uploaded into CLIK.
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
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[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=comment/reply/18933%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-updates/all-determinations-order-date-signed-oldest-most-recent/determinations-under-mrca
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/78-compensation-wholly-dependent-partners/784-additional-compensation-following-death
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/78-compensation-wholly-dependent-partners/786-clean-energy-supplement
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/78-compensation-wholly-dependent-partners/785-mrca-supplement
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/710-continuing-permanent-impairment-and-incapacity-etc-payable-wholly-dependent-partners-and-eligible-young-persons-bereavement-payments
[7] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/78-compensation-wholly-dependent-partners/783-wholly-dependent-partners-payments
[8] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[9] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/78-compensation-wholly-dependent-partners/788-whom-compensation-payable
[10] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-7-common-allowances-and-benefits/74-clean-energy-payments/742-energy-supplement
[11] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/718-centrelink-pensioner-education-supplement-pes