Budget 2017–18

Australian Government — Budget 2017–18

Portfolio Budget Statements

• DVA Portfolio Budget Statements 2017–18 (PDF 3.6 MB)
  DVA Portfolio Budget Statements 2017–18 (DOCX 1.1 MB)

Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES)

• Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2017–18 (PDF 1.3 MB)
  Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2017–18 (DOCX 635 KB)

Infomation Sheets

• Budget at a glance (PDF 184 KB)
  Budget at a glance (XLSX 20 KB)

• Mental health treatment for current and former members of the Australian Defence Force — expanded access (PDF 136 KB)
  Mental health treatment for current and former members of the Australian Defence Force — expanded access (DOCX 63 KB)

• Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service — expansion (PDF 147 KB)
  Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service — expansion (DOCX 64 KB)

• Suicide prevention pilots (PDF 134 KB)
  Suicide prevention pilots (DOCX 63 KB)

• Improved access to health care for Australian participants of British Nuclear Tests and veterans of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (PDF 118 KB)
  Improved access to health care for Australian participants of British Nuclear Tests and veterans of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (DOCX 63 KB)

• Increasing veterans’ workforce participation — accelerated access to rehabilitation (PDF 194 KB)
  Increasing veterans’ workforce participation — accelerated access to rehabilitation (DOCX 63 KB)

• Increasing veterans’ workforce participation — amend 10-year work restriction for special and intermediate rate (VEA) (PDF 195 KB)
  Increasing veterans’ workforce participation — amend 10-year work restriction for special and intermediate rate (VEA) (DOCX 62 KB)

• Increasing veterans’ workforce participation — streamlined access to incapacity payments (PDF 190 KB)
  Increasing veterans’ workforce participation — streamlined access to incapacity payments (DOCX 63 KB)

• Supporting veterans’ employment opportunities (PDF 109 KB)
  Supporting veterans’ employment opportunities (DOCX 63 KB)

• Improving claims processing (PDF 92 KB)
  Improving claims processing (DOCX 62 KB)

• Veteran Centric Reform (PDF 114 KB)
  Veteran Centric Reform (DOCX 67 KB)

• ANZAC Centenary Program — additional funding (PDF 136 KB)
  ANZAC Centenary Program — additional funding (DOCX 64 KB)

• Improved health care arrangements (PDF 95 KB)
  Improved health care arrangements (DOCX 63 KB)

• Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — new listings and price amendments 1 July 2017 (PDF 94 KB)
  Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — new listings and price amendments 1 July 2017 (DOCX 64 KB)

• Income Support Bonus — continuation (PDF 107 KB)
  Income Support Bonus — continuation (DOCX 62 KB)

Cross-portfolio measures

Department of Health initiatives affecting DVA clients:

• National Cancer Screening Register — Transition Arrangements
• Guaranteeing Medicare — Medicare Benefits Schedule — Indexation
• Guaranteeing Medicare — Medicare Benefits Schedule — New and Amended Listings
• Improving Access to Medicines — Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — New and Amended Listings
• Unlegislated Budget Repair Measures — Reinvesting in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Co-Payments and Safety Net Thresholds
• Improving access to medicines — Support for community pharmacies Improving access to medicines — Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — Price amendments
• Improving access to medicines — Cheaper Medicines

Additional information on these initiatives is located on the Department of Health website under Fact Sheets.

Department of Social Services initiatives affecting DVA clients:

• Energy assistance payment
• Working age payment reforms

Additional information on these initiatives is located on the Department of Social Services website.