Veterans Pharmaceutical Reimbursement Scheme payment for 2023
DVA clients may get some money back on what they’ve spent on prescriptions throughout the year.
If you are eligible under the Veterans Pharmaceutical Reimbursement Scheme (VPRS), you may be entitled to be reimbursed the difference between how much you spent on your prescriptions, and the amount of pharmaceutical allowance you received during the 2023 calendar year.
Reimbursement payments for the 2023 calendar year will be made during March 2024. If you are eligible, a letter containing information about the reimbursement amount and the date of payment will be sent to you in March.
You may be receiving the pharmaceutical allowance as part of the Pension Supplement, Veterans’ Supplement, MRCA Supplement or DRCA Supplement.
For DVA to reimburse you, you must have qualifying service and either a Veteran Gold Card or a Veteran White Card, and one of the following applies:
- You receive a Disability Compensation Payment.
- You receive Permanent Impairment compensation under the MRCA (Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004), either paid on a regular basis or paid as a lump sum.
- We assessed you under the DRCA (Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation [Defence-related Claims] Act 1988) as having a permanent impairment.
You do not need to register for the scheme and no claim is required. Your payment will be calculated using data from your pharmacist when you have provided them with your Veteran Gold Card or Veteran White Card. Visit the scheme's web page for more information.