Eligibility & claims Factsheets

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Factsheets

Disability Pension Factsheets

• DP06 WW2 service (PDF 96KB)
• DP07 Military service (PDF 105KB)
• DP10 Peacekeeping service (PDF 95KB)
• DP13 Asbestos screening program (PDF 88KB)
• DP15 Defence service (PDF 98KB)
• DP18 Making a claim/applying for an increase in Disability Pensions (PDF 106KB)
• DP22 Statements Of Principles (SOPs) (PDF 18KB)
• DP23 Guide to the assessment of rates of veterans’ pensions (GARP) (PDF 100KB)
• DP25 Disability pension entitlements for post world war 2 service (PDF 91KB)
• DP50 Dates of commencement or increase of Disability Pension (PDF 110KB)
• DP68 Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) (PDF 87KB)
• DP70 Specialist Medical Review Council (SMRC) (PDF 89KB)
• DP80 Peacekeeping service AFP East Timor (PDF 93KB)
• DP84 Rights of review in respect of a decision on your claim for compensation and entitlements (PDF 25KB)

Department of Veterans' Affairs Factsheets

• DVA06 Proving your identity to DVA - POI (PDF 30KB)

Freedom of Information and Privacy Factsheets

• FIP01 Access to information about you (PDF 126KB)
• FIP02 Privacy (PDF 124KB)
• FIP03 Records relating to veterans (PDF 112KB)
• FIP04 Confidentiality of social security (Centrelink) information (PDF 114KB)

Veterans' Home Care Factsheets

• HCS05 Waiver of copayments for veterans home care services (PDF 106KB)

Health Care Factsheets

• HSV59 Eligibility for the Gold card (PDF 41KB)
• HSV60 Health card for all conditions (Gold) (PDF 37KB)
• HSV61 Health card for specific conditions (White) (PDF 35KB)
• HSV69 Orange Card (PDF 28KB)

Income Support Factsheets

• IS01 Service Pension overview (PDF 119KB)
• IS02 How to claim Service pension (PDF 99KB)
• IS05 Social Security Age Pension overview (PDF 111KB)
• IS07 Pension bonus scheme (PDF 99KB)
• IS08 Participating in the Pension Bonus scheme (PDF 113KB)
• IS09 Relationship Status (PDF 92KB)
• IS10 Pension bonus estimator (PDF 114KB)
• IS101 Compensation (PDF 104KB)
• IS103 Real estate (PDF 91KB)
• IS104 Farms (PDF 94KB)
• IS105 Business structures - partnerships and sole traders (PDF 88KB)
• IS115 Lump sum advance (PDF 94KB)
• IS116 Pension Loans Scheme (PDF 107KB)
• IS117 Financial hardship (PDF 100KB)
• IS121 Crisis payments (PDF 89KB)
• IS122 Imprisonment (PDF 31KB)
• IS135 Requesting a Review of our decision (PDF 91KB)
• IS137 The things you need to tell us about (PDF 96KB)
• IS138 The things you have to tell us - Social Security Age Pension (PDF 96KB)
• IS139 The things you do not need to tell us about (PDF 94KB)
• IS140 Date of effect for pension variations (PDF 94KB)
• IS141 Date of effect for pension variations - age pensioners (PDF 132KB)
• IS142 Date of effect for pension variations - reductions and cancellations (PDF 114KB)
• IS143 Date of effect for pension variations - reductions and cancellations - Age Pensioners (PDF 211KB)
• IS144 Pension Paydays, Allowance payment dates & pension periods - current year (PDF 413KB)
• IS145 Pension Paydays, Allowance payment dates & pension periods - next year (PDF 352KB)
• IS147 Blind pensioners (PDF 92KB)
• IS150 Welfare payment reforms overview (PDF 29KB)
• IS151 Understanding Overpayment Recovery (PDF 20KB)
• IS154 Data Matching (PDF 20KB)
• IS155 Business structures - private trusts (PDF 33KB)
• IS156 Business structures - private companies (PDF 110KB)
• IS158 Private trusts and companies - loans and liabilities (PDF 26KB)
• IS161 Education entry payment (PDF 93KB)
• IS163 Special disability trust (PDF 99KB)
• IS18 Veterans supplement (PDF 99KB)
• IS25 Service Pension & Age Pension summary (PDF 99KB)
• IS44 Age and Invalidity Service Pension (PDF 109KB)
• IS45 Partner Service Pension (PDF 118KB)
• IS47 Eligibility for Social Security Age Pension (PDF 25KB)
• IS48 Children - eligibility (PDF 92KB)
• IS50 Residency (PDF 98KB)
• IS56 Qualifying service overview (PDF 92KB)
• IS57 Australian WW2 veterans (PDF 127KB)
• IS16 Pension supplement (PDF 95KB)
• IS17 Seniors supplement (PDF 90KB)
• IS184 Service and Social Security Age Pension Transition Ready Reckoner for Singles (PDF 151KB)
• IS185 Service and Social Security Age Pension Transition Ready Reckoner for Couples (PDF 152KB)
• IS186 Service and Social Security Age Pension Transition Ready Reckoner for Illness Separated Couples (PDF 153KB)
• IS187 Income Support Supplement Transition Ready Reckoner for Singles (PDF 149KB)
• IS188 Income Support Supplement Transition Ready Reckoner for Couples (PDF 151KB)
• IS64 Allied Mariners (PDF 91KB)
• IS65 Service on certain submarine special operations - 1978-1992 (PDF 110KB)
• IS71 Home owners (PDF 102KB)
• IS72 Selling your home (PDF 98KB)
• IS73 Granny flats RVs & SLA (PDF 105KB)
• IS74 Renting and rent assistance (PDF 113KB)
• IS75 Renting and rent assistance - Social Security Age Pension (PDF 96KB)
• IS76 Moving interstate (PDF 87KB)
• IS77 Travelling overseas (PDF 98KB)
• IS78 Change of address (PDF 92KB)
• IS79 Home equity loans (PDF 91KB)
• IS81 Aged care and your income support pension (PDF 98KB)
• IS82 Aged Care and your finances (PDF 106KB)
• IS86 Transitional arrangements (PDF 93KB)
• IS89 Deeming and financial assets (PDF 107KB)
• IS90 Public company shares (PDF 99KB)
• IS91 Managed investments (PDF 107KB)
• IS92 Giving away income or assets (PDF 99KB)
• IS93 Superannuation Products - impact on Social Security Age and Wife Pension (PDF 91KB)
• IS94 Wages and earnings (PDF 102KB)
• IS96 Income streams (PDF 99KB)
• IS97 Overseas (foreign) pensions (PDF 101KB)
• IS98 Overseas pensions - Social Security Age Pension (PDF 96KB)
• IS99 Work bonus (PDF 104KB)

Legal Factsheets

• LEG01a Arrangements for other people to act on your behalf (power of attorney etc) (PDF 110KB) 
• LEG01b Arrangements for other people to receive payments on your behalf (PDF 48KB)
• LEG02 Inalienability (PDF 25KB)

Military Compensation Factsheets

• MCS01 Overview of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRCA) (PDF 101KB)

Payments Factsheets

• PAT01 How your pension can be paid (PDF 21KB)
• PAT04 Payment to an overseas account (PDF 96KB)
• PAT11 Taxation and your pension (PDF 30KB)
• PAT12 Medicare levy and Medicare levy surcharge (PDF 22KB)

Prisoner of War (POW) Factsheets

• POW01 Benefits available to Australian prisoners of war and their dependants (PDF 67KB)
• POW02 Prisoner of War Recognition Supplement (PDF 20 KB)

Vetearns' Review Board Factsheets

• VRB01 Overview (PDF 100KB)
• VRB02 Representation at hearings (PDF 83KB)
• VRB03 Cost of hearings (101KB)
• VRB04 How can I prepare my entitlement cases (PDF 130KB)
• VRB05 Assessment cases (PDF 103Kb)
• VRB06 Summoning witnesses or documents (PDF 109KB)

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