Compensation payment rates for MRCA
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This page provides the current rates of compensation benefits that may be payable under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA).
This information is current from 1 July 2022 to 19 September 2022.
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- Permanent Impairment
- Benefits for incapacity for work
- Compensation for the cost of obtaining financial and legal advice (combined)
- Special Rate Disability Pension
- Household services
- Attendant Care services
- Wholly dependent partners
- Eligible young persons
- Other Dependants
- Education Allowance for eligible young persons
- Income Support Bonus
- Student Start-up and Relocation Scholarships
- Funeral Expenses
- MRCA Supplement
- Energy Supplement
Permanent Impairment
Maximum weekly benefit - $375.80
Payments may be taken as a lump sum calculated according to age.
Additional payment for severely impaired veterans with eligible dependants - $96,745.46
*Note: Energy Supplement may also be payable.
Back to topBenefits for incapacity for work
| First 45 weeks after discharge | 100% of normal earnings |
| Subsequently | 75% of normal earnings |
| Lump sum redemption level | $241.86 |
| Remuneration loading for discharged members | $178.11 |
Compensation for the cost of obtaining financial and legal advice (combined)
Up to - $2,853.58
Back to topSpecial Rate Disability Pension
Maximum per week (before offsets apply) - $759.40
*Note: This rate includes Energy Supplement.
Back to topHousehold services
Maximum per week - $532.11
Back to topAttendant Care services
Maximum per week - $532.11
Back to topWholly dependent partners
Weekly compensation following death - $502.35
*Note: This rate includes Energy Supplement.
*Note: May be converted to a lump sum equivalent based on age.
Maximum additional compensation lump sum - $161,242.43
Back to topEligible young persons
| Lump sum compensation following death | $96,745.46 |
| Periodic weekly compensation payment following death | $160.91 |
Other Dependants
Maximum lump sum compensation following death per person - $96,745.46
Back to topEducation Allowance for eligible young persons
| Primary students (per year) | $290.20 |
| Age | At Home | Living away from home | Homeless |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | $60.10 | $459.50 | $537.40 |
| 16 - 17 | $317.70 | $537.40 | $537.40 |
| 18 & over | $371.60 | $537.40 | $537.40 |
*Note: These rates include Energy Supplement.
Back to topIncome Support Bonus
Secondary and tertiary students 16 years of age and over (twice a year) - $125.00
Back to topStudent Start-up and Relocation Scholarships
Student Start-up Scholarship (per year) $2,264.00
*Note: It is paid in two instalments of $1,132.00 per 6 month period.
| Students in their first year of study while living away from home | $4,788.00 |
| Second and third years living away from home | $2,395.00 |
| Each year thereafter | $1,196.00 |
Funeral Expenses
Maximum - $13,045.02
Back to topMRCA Supplement
Maximum per fortnight - $12.80
Back to topEnergy Supplement
An Energy Supplement is an ongoing fortnightly payment paid with compensation and income support payments. The rate varies according to the payment type.
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