DVA, in association with the Daily Telegraph, has been both proud and pleased to receive letters to veterans written by primary school students to mark a very different Anzac Day this year due to COVID-19.

Maintaining your physical health can have many benefits to your overall health and wellbeing, and is very important now. 

The Coronavirus Supplement provides an additional $550 per fortnight to those receiving certain payments such as JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance.  The Coronavirus Supplement is a temporary payment which commences on 27 April 2020. 

The JobSeeker payment is available for those seeking employment and who are aged from 22 to pension age including veterans and their families. (Youth Allowance is available to those aged under 22). It’s also for people who are sick or injured and can’t do their usual work or study for a short time.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on all of our lives, and is leaving some people with feelings of anxiety, worry, stress or fear. To support you during this time, Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling is remaining open for business. 

The $130 billion JobKeeper Payment is designed to help keep Australians, including veterans and their families, in jobs as the nation deals with the significant economic impact of the COVID-19.

It takes courage to reach out for support, and sometimes it is easier to do this anonymously.  For this reason there is a new telephone support line available to any member of our veteran community.

Essential services assistance for households and small businesses facing hardships will be extended from the energy and telecommunications sector to other services like water resources and local government.

The second Australian Government stimulus payment of $750 to around five million social security, veteran and other income support recipients and eligible concession card holders will be paid automatically in July. 

The Australian Government is providing $100 million to bolster the capability of charities and community organisations that provide emergency and food relief to those in need.