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Clients who receive income support payments from DVA will soon benefit from changes to the way financial assets are assessed, thanks to changes to deeming rates.

For the safety of both staff and the veteran community there will be some changes to the provision of face-to-face services at DVA VAN offices.

If you haven’t provided your bank account and address details to DVA, then you may be missing out on entitlements.

During this extraordinary time with COVID-19, DSH Insurance has put in place mechanisms to help protect you and our wider community.

Open Arms — Veterans & Families Counselling is open for business.


The bushfire crisis earlier in the year directly affected more than 50,000 DVA clients and their families.

The French town of Villers-Bretonneux launched a fundraiser in February to raise money for bushfire relief.

Medals that were lost or damaged in the bushfires may be replaced under the Defence Honours and Awards Replacement Medal Policy.

All Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who transition on or after 1 July 2019, and who have served at least one day of continuous full-time service, can access a comprehensive fully-funded health assessment from their GP each year for the first five years following transition.