Information if you're affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Compensation payment rates for MRCA
Last updated:
1 April 2021
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 20 March 2021 to 30 June 2021.
On this page
- 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 - $359.85
Payments may be taken as a lump sum calculated according to age.
*Note: Energy Supplement may also be payable.
Benefits for incapacity for work
| First 45 weeks after discharge | 100% of normal earnings |
| Subsequently | 75% of normal earnings |
| Lump sum redemption level | $231.60 |
| Remuneration loading for discharged members | $171.20 |
Compensation for the cost of obtaining financial and legal advice (combined)
Up to - $2,732.49
Special Rate Disability Pension
Maximum per week (before offsets apply) - $732.35
*Note: This rate includes Energy Supplement.
Household services
Maximum per week - $509.53
Attendant Care services
Maximum per week - $509.53
Wholly dependent partners
Weekly compensation following death - $484.45
*Note: This rate includes Energy Supplement.
*Note: May be converted to a lump sum equivalent based on age.
Maximum additional compensation lump sum - $154,400.19
Eligible young persons
| Lump sum compensation following death | $92,640.11 |
| Periodic weekly compensation payment following death | $154.08 |
| Lump sum payable on maximum impairment of member | $92,640.11 |
Other Dependants
Maximum lump sum compensation following death per person - $92,640.11
Education Allowance for eligible young persons
| Primary students (per year) | $280.40 |
| Age | At Home | Living away from home | Homeless |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | $58.10 | $444.20 | $519.50 |
| 16 - 17 | $307.10 | $519.50 | $519.50 |
| 18 & over | $359.20 | $519.50 | $519.50 |
*Note: These rates include Energy Supplement.
Income Support Bonus
Secondary and tertiary students 16 years of age and over (twice a year) - $120.70
Student Start-up and Relocation Scholarships
Student Start-up Scholarship (per year) $2,188.00
*Note: It is paid in two instalments of $1,094.00 per 6 month period.
| Students in their first year of study while living away from home | $4,626.00 |
| Second and third years living away from home | $2,314.00 |
| Each year thereafter | $1,156.00 |
Funeral Expenses
Maximum - $12,491.46
MRCA Supplement
Maximum per fortnight - $12.40
Energy Supplement
An Energy Supplement is an ongoing fortnightly payment paid with compensation and income support payments. The rate varies according to the payment type.