Catastrophic Injury (and Disease) Provisions

for Household Services and Attendant Care Services

The Veterans' Home Care Program (VHC) provides a small amount of assistance to support veterans to continue to live independently in the community.

Clients who hold a Veteran Gold Card or Veteran White Card for an accepted service-related injury or condition may be eligible for support through the Veterans' Home Care Program. 

VHC Services include:

Any other matters that are relevant to considering a claim for household services will be entirely dependent on the circumstances of a particular case.  The most obvious example of any other relevant matter is a report obtained from an Occupational Therapist in relation to what household services are reasonably required. However, other issues such as the impact of a deterioration in a client's accepted condition(s) may also be considered.

Household services and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Household Services

Household services, are defined in Section 213 of the MRCA and Section 4 of the DRCA, as '...services of a domestic nature (including cooking, house cleaning, laundry and gardening services) that are required for the proper running and maintenance of the client's household.'

Household services are of a domestic nature and may include:

Determinations for household services

For MRCA clients, a determination to pay compensation for household services is made under section 214 of MRCA using the criteria specified in section 215. Consistent with the consideration and determination process specified under section 333 of MRCA, the determination must be made in writing, after all matters relevant to the claim have been considered.