Service Pension
An income-tested pension under the VEA for veterans with qualifying service, payable earlier than the Age Pension.
Men can claim from 60 and women from age varying by birth year, if they have qualifying service. It is separate from a Disability Compensation Payment.
Related terms
Department of Veterans' Affairs
DVAThe federal department that administers compensation, healthcare and support for current and former ADF members and their families.
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
VEAThe older Act covering warlike and operational service before 1 July 2004, plus some other defined service.