Who we are

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is a department of the Australian Government. We provide support, services and information for:

• veterans and their dependants
• serving and former serving ADF members
• war widow/ers
• Australian British Nuclear Tests participants
• members of the Australian Federal Police and
• students, teachers and historians

The support, services and information we provide includes:

• financial support
• health care
• rehabilitation
• mental health care
• help returning to civilian life
• commemoration and recognition
• home care assistance
• help with housing
• historical information

See further:

• Our purpose
• Our structure
• The Secretary
• Veterans’ Affairs portfolio
• Service charter
• Agency multicultural plan
• Disability protocols
• Organisational chart