Defence Force personnel are being promised easier access to veterans' entitlements under an overhaul of legislation, as the minister confirms the backlog of claims is still above 42,000.
The two older entitlement schemes will be closed and veterans grandfathered onto the remaining schemeVeterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh announced the laws governing how military veterans are compensated will be replaced with a single piece of legislation.
The minister said the two older schemes would be closed and all veterans on those would be grandfathered onto the remaining scheme.is a confidential telephone and online service for ADF members and their familiesprovides 24-hour free and confidential counselling and support for current and former ADF members and their familiesis a national support services provider for Defence personnel, contemporary veterans, and their families.
He said the reason for the slight increase to 42,641 cases at the end of January from 42,000 at the end of May was due to multiple factors but that the department was beginning to "turn a corner". "So we've been able to process claims faster but we've had more claims coming in as well, we're starting to see that number reduce and reduce more quickly as more staff come online."
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