In this guide
- Can you receive a Service Pension and the Age Pension?
- How do the eligibility requirements for the DVA Service Pension and the Age Pension differ?
- What DVA Service Pension and Age Pension requirements are the same?
- The DVA Service Pension income test
- The DVA Service Pension assets tests
- What are the DVA Service Pension rates?
- Service and Age Pension rates for a single person
- How do you apply for the DVA Service Pension?
- Are DVA Service Pensioners entitled to the same tax offsets as Age Pensioners?
- Can you get a Pensioner Concession Card or a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card if you’re a Service Pensioner?
- Can you get a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card if you’re a Service Pensioner?
A Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Service Pension is an age-based, means-tested pension like the Age Pension but paid to veterans, their partners, widows or widowers.
You may be eligible if you are a veteran of the Australian Defence Force (the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force) and you:
- Have had active military service
- Are over the age of 60 or are an invalid
- Satisfy residency requirements
- Pass both income and assets tests.
Despite their similarities, it’s important to understand that the Service Pension is different from the Age Pension. A Service Pension is paid by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) and the Age Pension is paid by Services Australia (via Centrelink).
Can you receive a Service Pension and the Age Pension?
No, you can’t receive both payments.
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