Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this section, a person is eligible for veterans supplement under this section if:
(a) the person is eligible for a pension at a rate specified in subsection 22(4); or
(b) the person is eligible for a pension at a rate specified in section 24; or
(c) the person is eligible for a pension, the rate of which is increased under subsection 27(2) by an amount specified in any of items 1 to 8 of the table in subsection 27(1); or
(d) the person is eligible for a pension at the rate specified in subsection 30(1) and the person is under qualifying age.
Note: For qualifying age see section 5Q.
(2) Subject to this section, a person is eligible for veterans supplement under this section if the person is:
(a) a veteran who rendered eligible war service during World War 1; or
(b) a Commonwealth veteran who rendered continuous full - time service during World War 1; or
(c) an allied veteran who rendered continuous full - time service during World War 1.
Note: For World War 1 see subsections 5B(1) and (3).
(3) A person is not eligible for veterans supplement under this section if:
(a) the person is receiving a social security payment; or
(b) the person is receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; or
(c) the person is receiving energy supplement under Part VIIAD of this Act or Part 2.25B of the Social Security Act; or
(d) the person is receiving MRCA supplement under Division 4 of Part 7 of Chapter 4, or Division 5 of Part 2 of Chapter 5, of the MRCA.
(4) A person who leaves Australia otherwise than temporarily is not eligible for veterans supplement under this section after the day on which he or she left Australia.
(5) A person who is temporarily absent from Australia and has been so absent for more than 26 weeks is not eligible for veterans supplement under this section after the first 26 weeks of the absence.