What else you can access.
Household help, personal care support, and equipment through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP), all assessed against your accepted conditions, not your impairment points. Worth checking even if you're already at the maximum PI rate.
Household Services
Help around the house when your accepted conditions make it hard to manage alone
If your accepted conditions limit your ability to keep on top of the house, DVA can pay someone to help. This is assessed against your accepted conditions, not your impairment points, so it is worth checking even if you are already at the maximum PI rate.
House cleaning
How DVA-funded house cleaning works for veterans with accepted conditions, who qualifies, and how to get it approved.
Meal preparation
How DVA-funded meal preparation help works for veterans, who qualifies, and how to apply.
Lawn and garden maintenance
How DVA-funded lawn and garden maintenance works for veterans with accepted conditions.
Gutter cleaning
How gutter cleaning is assessed as a safety-related household service for veterans with accepted conditions.
Attendant Care
Support with daily personal tasks like bathing, dressing and mobility
Attendant care covers help with personal tasks you can no longer safely manage because of your accepted conditions. It is usually assessed alongside household services.
Aids & Appliances (RAP)
Equipment funded through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program
The Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) funds aids and equipment for veterans with accepted conditions. Your GP, occupational therapist or specialist assesses what you need and submits the request. A contracted supplier provides the item and DVA pays for it, there is no cost to you.
Adjustable bed
How veterans can access a DVA-funded adjustable bed through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Mattress topper (pressure care)
How veterans can access a DVA-funded pressure care mattress topper through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Lift and recliner chair
How veterans can access a DVA-funded lift and recliner chair through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Bidet seat
How veterans can access a DVA-funded bidet seat under the RAP National Guidelines, who qualifies, and how to apply.
Grab rails and bathroom modifications
How veterans can access DVA-funded grab rails and bathroom modifications through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Shower chair
How veterans can access a DVA-funded shower chair through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program.
Mobility scooter
How veterans can access a DVA-funded mobility scooter through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program, and what assessment is required.
Assisted listening devices
How veterans with accepted hearing conditions can access DVA-funded assisted listening devices, TV listening systems and alerting devices.
White noise and sleep machines
How veterans with accepted tinnitus or PTSD-related sleep conditions can access DVA-funded white noise and sleep support devices.
CPAP machine
How veterans with accepted sleep apnoea can access a DVA-funded CPAP machine through RAP, including ongoing consumables.
Health Cards
What your DVA card actually covers
Your health card determines what treatment DVA pays for. Many veterans are on the wrong card for their situation, or do not realise what their current card already covers.
How RAP works
You don't buy these yourself.
Your GP, occupational therapist or specialist assesses your accepted conditions and submits the request. A DVA-contracted supplier provides the item. There is no cost to you. The main thing that goes wrong is veterans not knowing an item exists to ask for in the first place, that's what this page is for.
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