Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Section 53H (definition)
53J-N (bereavement payment - partnered)
53P-Q (bereavement payment - single)
53R-T (bereavement payment - death of a dependent child)
To allow a service pensioner or income support supplement (ISS) recipient continued access to payments at the following rates for a limited time:
The payment is designed to assist the widow or widower gradually to adjust her/his financial situation, and to defray costs caused by the bereavement.
Bereavement payments may be made to:
Re-adjustment allowance (the equivalent of six pays) was introduced in 1968.
Disability Compensation (formerly disability pension) bereavement payments commenced on 19 December 1989.
Service pension bereavement payments (the equivalent of seven pays) were introduced on 1 January 1990.
The original purpose has not changed.
1968 | Re-adjustment allowance introduced (now bereavement payment). |
1990 | Bereavement payments introduced from 1 January (one additional instalment to be paid in respect of a deceased service pensioner). |
1995 | ISS recipients became eligible. |
1996 | Rules for calculating bereavement payments in ISS cases were amended, resulting in higher payments for some. |
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