A person appealing against the level of income used to determine their daily fees would normally be seeking a simultaneous reassessment of their income support pension since the same income assessment is used for both purposes.
However, there are four situations where a resident may appeal against the level of income assessed purely for the purposes of having their daily fees varied. These situations are:
In the first of these situations, the appeal is a DH&FS matter although DVA may be required to confirm that the income assessed is correct. Any case of this type should be referred to the local DH&FS office for consideration.
In the latter situations, direct action is required by DVA to resolve the appeal but DH&FS must be advised of the outcome of the appeal. More [2]
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/32718%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/csrefpopref2-16