Our Welfare team can assist you with all of the following -
- Do you need Pensions or Welfare support but are unable to visit our offices?
- Is a veteran in hospital and might welcome a visitor?
- Funeral "Poppy Services" for veterans.
- Allied and Commonwealth veterans benefits.
- Emergency financial assistance.
Please get in contact with one of our Welfare Officers by contacting your local Sub Branch or calling is on 134 RSL.
If you would like more information about the RSL National Welfare and Disaster Fund click here for an application.
Am I eligible to use the RSL State Branch service?
RSL Pensions, Advocacy and Welfare Service is available to all veterans, former and current members of the Defence Force, and their dependants, whether they are RSL members or not.
Eligible Service
The State Branch Pensions, Advocacy and Welfare Service can advise you of your entitlement to benefits according to your service history, even if you are not a current RSL member.
You can also establish your eligibility for benefits and entitlements through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. For further information, visit the DVA website: www.dva.gov.au
Injured in the ADF?
If you are a Veteran or current/former ADF member, and have an injury or illness causally related to your ADF service, or you were discharged on medical grounds, you may be entitled to benefits you didn’t even know about.
For further information on the VEA, SRCA & MRCA, go the Department of Veterans’ Affairs website at www.dva.gov.au
ADF Reserves & Cadets
All members of the Australia Defence Force (ADF), including Reserves and Cadets, have compensation coverage under the provisions of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRCA) for injury arising out of or in the course of employment before 1 July 2004 (i.e.: duty in the ADF, Reserves, Cadet Corps). This includes injury sustained while travelling between a member’s place of residence and place of employment, including Reserve parades, camps etc.
MRCC Scheme (MRCA)
The New Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (MRCC) Scheme was fully operational on 1 July 2004. The legislation delivers a single, military-specific scheme designed to meet the needs of all Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and their families in the event of injury or death. It applies to all service in the ADF from the date of its commencement which was 1 July 2004.
Veterans who are no longer in the ADF (discharged before 1 July 2004) will not be affected by the new legislation and will continue to be covered under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) or the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRCA).
If you have an enquiry, please contact the RSL (Queensland Branch) Pensions, Advocacy and Welfare Service via pensions@rslqld.org.
You can also seek assistance by downloading an application form for the RSL National Welfare and Disaster Fund here.