Applies to
This supplement is for approved providers of Home Care Packages and residential aged care.
It automatically applies to the following types of flexible care:
- Multi-Purpose Services
- National Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care Program
- Transition Care Programme
What is the supplement?
This supplement helps with the cost of caring for veterans with a mental health condition related to their service.
Supplement rate
View the current supplement rate in the Schedule of Subsidies and Supplements.
Eligibility
Your care recipient must:
- be a veteran
- have a mental health condition that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) accepts is related to their service
In home care, if your care recipient is eligible for both the dementia and cognition supplement and the veterans’ supplement, you will only receive the veterans’ supplement.
The DVA and Services Australia will match information to check eligibility.
How to apply
You do not need to apply for this supplement.
If you provide home care or residential aged care, you automatically get this supplement for eligible care recipients. Services Australia will let you know in their payment advice to you.
If you provide flexible care, you automatically get this supplement as part of your subsidy or grant payment.
Payment
Payment is automatic once your care recipient (or their legal representative) agrees to release information about their eligibility to you and Services Australia. This does not include information about their mental health condition.
Payment starts on the day your care recipient entered care or became eligible for this supplement (whichever is later).
If you’re a home care provider, you must include this supplement in your care recipient’s individualised budget.
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