Compensation payment rates for MRCA
This page provides the current rates of compensation benefits that may be payable under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA).
This information is current from 1 January 2025 to 19 March 2025.
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- Permanent Impairment
- Benefits for incapacity for work
- Compensation for the cost of obtaining financial and legal advice (combined)
- Special Rate Disability Pension
- Household services
- Attendant Care services
- Wholly dependent partners
- Eligible young persons
- Other Dependants
- Education Allowance for eligible young persons
- Income Support Bonus
- Student Start-up and Relocation Scholarships
- Funeral Expenses
- MRCA Supplement
- Energy Supplement
Permanent Impairment
Maximum weekly benefit - $421.72
Payments may be taken as a lump sum calculated according to age.
Additional payment for severely impaired veterans with eligible dependants - $108,567.57
*Note: Energy Supplement may also be payable.
Back to topBenefits for incapacity for work
| First 45 weeks after discharge | 100% of normal earnings |
| Subsequently | 75% of normal earnings |
| Lump sum redemption level | $271.42 |
| Remuneration loading for discharged members | $190.79 |
Compensation for the cost of obtaining financial and legal advice (combined)
Up to - $3,202.28
Back to topSpecial Rate Disability Pension
Maximum per week (before offsets apply) - $902.65
*Note: This rate includes Energy Supplement.
Back to topHousehold services
Maximum per week - $597.13
Back to topAttendant Care services
Maximum per week - $597.13
Back to topWholly dependent partners
Weekly compensation following death - $582.65
*Note: This rate includes Energy Supplement.
*Note: May be converted to a lump sum equivalent based on age.
Maximum additional compensation lump sum - $180,945.93
Back to topEligible young persons
| Lump sum compensation following death | $108,567.57 |
| Periodic weekly compensation payment following death | $180.57 |
Other Dependants
Maximum lump sum compensation following death per person - $108,567.57
Back to topEducation Allowance for eligible young persons
| Primary students (per year) | $338.80 |
| Age | At Home | Living away from home | Homeless |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 16 | $70.00 | $579.50 | $670.30 |
| 16 - 17 | $414.20 | $670.30 | $670.30 |
| 18 & over | $477.10 | $670.30 | $670.30 |
*Note: These rates include Energy Supplement.
Back to topIncome Support Bonus
Secondary and tertiary students 16 years of age and over (twice a year) - $143.10
Back to topStudent Start-up and Relocation Scholarships
Student Start-up Scholarship (per year) $2,642.00
*Note: It is paid in two instalments of $1,321.00 per 6 month period.
| Students in their first year of study while living away from home | $5,590.00 |
| Second and third years living away from home | $2,795.00 |
| Each year thereafter | $1,396.00 |
Funeral Expenses
Maximum - $14,639.09
Back to topMRCA Supplement
Maximum per fortnight - $14.00
Back to topEnergy Supplement
An Energy Supplement is an ongoing fortnightly payment paid with compensation and income support payments. The rate varies according to the payment type.
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