Incapacity payments for veterans studying extended

The Australian Government recently passed legislation to extend the Incapacity Payments for Veterans Studying pilot program until 30 June 2023.

The extension of this program will help support eligible veterans working towards their goal of securing employment in the civilian workforce.

The program was launched in 2018 to enable incapacity payments to be calculated based on 100 per cent of normal pre-injury earnings for veterans undertaking full-time study, as part of a Department of Veterans’ Affairs approved rehabilitation plan.

Hundreds of veterans are expected to benefit from this extension, enabling those who are studying to focus on their rehabilitation, with the knowledge that their income will be equivalent to what they would have earned in the ADF.

For more information on the program visit the DVA webpage.