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Veterans Affairs


The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is responsible for carrying out Government policy and implementing programs through providing information and support for:

  • veterans and their dependants
     
  • Australian Defence Force personnel
     
  • war widows/widowers
     
  • members of the Australian Federal Police, and 
     
  • students, teachers and historians.


The services provided by DVA include:

  • pensions and compensation
     
  • health care
     
  • rehabilitation
     
  • counselling services
     
  • help for servicemen and women returning to civilian life
     
  • commemorative and community grants
     
  • home care assistance
     
  • subsidised loans for housing and other housing-related benefits
     
  • commemorative activities, and 
     
  • historical information.

The DVA commemorations program promotes understanding of Australia’s wartime history and the significance of national events such as Anzac Day, Remembrance Day and Vietnam Veterans’ Day.

DVA Factsheets provide information about DVA benefits and services.  Topics include Bereavement, Commemoration, Concessions, Employment Assistance, Health, Grant Schemes, Housing and Accommodation, Military Compensation, Pensions, Veterans’ Home Care.

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 Veteran's Information Kit:  A comprehensive guide to payments and services available to veterans and their families.  

 

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VVCS - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service

A service founded by Vietnam veterans

The VVCS – Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service provides counselling and group programs to Australian veterans, peacekeepers and their families.  It is a specialised, free and confidential Australia-wide service.

VVCS staff are qualified psychologists or social workers with experience in working with veterans, peacekeepers and their families.  They can provide a wide range of treatments and programs for war and service-related mental health conditions including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

See: Accessing VVCS services and also Services provided by the VVCS for more information about what services VVCS can provide.

call:  1800 011 046