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Compensation payment rates for MRCA
Last updated:
1 January 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 1 January 2021 to 19 March 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) - $725.90
*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 - $480.20
*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 | $394.20 | $469.50 |
| 16 - 17 | $257.10 | $469.50 | $469.50 |
| 18 & over | $309.20 | $469.50 | $469.50 |
*Note: These rates include Energy Supplement.
Income Support Bonus
Secondary and tertiary students 16 years of age and over (twice a year) - $119.60
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.