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Dept of Veterans' Affairs Payments

Effective as at

20/03/2013

DVA Age Pension (DVAAP)

Age Eligibility

See Centrelink Age Pension eligibility.

Basic Rates

Single Pension per fortnight

$ 733.70

Couple Pension per fortnight (each)

$ 553.10

Pension Supplement is additional. Prior to 20 Sep 2009 Pharmaceutical Allowance was included

Rent Assistance

See Centrelink Chart F.

Income Test

See Centrelink Chart C. No test for permanently blind.

Assets Test

Homeowners see Centrelink Chart A. Non-homeowners see Centrelink Chart B. No test for permanently blind.

DVA Disability Pension (DVADP)

Compensatation for injuries or diseases to veterans occurring prior to 1 July 2004. Post 1 July 2004 payments by Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

Special Rates

Special rate (T&PI, blinded or TTI)

$ 1,238.20

Intermediate rate

$ 840.40

Extreme disablement adjustment (EDA)

$ 683.70

General Rate

DVA Income Support Supplement (ISS)

Max Income Support Supplement pf

$ 241.50

Min Supplement - Single pf

$ 32.50

Min Supplement - Couple pf (each)

$ 24.50

Income Support Supplement only available for War Widow Pensioners with limited means such as blindness or other defined disabilities.

Assets Test - Single

Homeowner - Assets Threshold

$ 561,500

Homeowner - Assets Cut-off

$ 722,500

Non-Homeowner - Assets Threshold

$ 701,000

Non-Homeowner - Assets Cut-off

$ 862,000

Assets Test - Couple

Homeowner - Assets Threshold

$ 750,000

Homeowner - Assets Cut-off

$ 1,072,000

Non-Homeowner - Assets Threshold

$ 889,500

Non-Homeowner - Assets Cut-off

$ 1,211,500

Assets Test - Illness Separated Couple

Homeowner - Assets Threshold

$ 1,011,000

Homeowner - Assets Cut-off

$ 1,333,000

Non-Homeowner - Assets Threshold

$ 1,150,500

Non-Homeowner - Assets Cut-off

$ 1,472,500

Income Test - Single

Full supplement Income Threshold pf

$ 1,258.80

Part supplement Income Cut-off pf

$ 1,741.80

Income Test - Couple

Full supplement Income Threshold pf

$ 1,698.80

Part supplement Income Cut-off pf

$ 2,664.80

Income Test - Illness Separated Couple

Full supplement Income Threshold pf

$ 2,481.60

Part supplement Income Cut-off pf

$ 3,447.60

DVA Service Pension (DVASP)

Age Eligibility

Male

Any birth date

60.00

Female

Born before 1 Jul 1940

55.00

Born 1 Jul 1940 - 31 Dec 1941

55.50

Born 1 Jan 1942 - 30 Jun 1943

56.00

Born 1 Jul 1943 - 31 Dec 1944

56.50

Born 1 Jan 1945 - 30 Jun 1946

57.00

Born 1 Jul 1946 - 31 Dec 1947

57.50

Born 1 Jan 1948 - 30 Jun 1949

58.00

Born 1 Jul 1949 - 31 Dec 1950

58.50

Born 1 Jan 1951 - 30 Jun 1952

59.00

Born 1 Jul 1952 - 31 Dec 1953

59.50

Born 1 Jan 1954 onwards

60.00

Basic Rates

Single Pension per fortnight

$ 733.70

Couple Pension per fortnight (each)

$ 553.10

Pension Supplement is additional. Prior to 20 Sep 2009 Pharmaceutical Allowance was included

Rent Assistance

See Centrelink Chart F.

Income Test

See Centrelink Chart C. No test for permanently blind.

Assets Test

Homeowners see Centrelink Chart A. Non-homeowners see Centrelink Chart B. No test for permanently blind.

DVA War Widow Pension (DVAWWP)

Basic Rates

Single Pension per fortnight

$ 820.70

Pension Supplement is additional. Prior to 20 Sep 2009 Pharmaceutical Allowance was included.

Rent Assistance

See Centrelink Chart F.

Income Test

Exempt

Assets Test

Exempt