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Australia has 641,000 veterans but not all of them know theres an array of entitlements they are due, many of which are vital for good health and wellbeing.

If youre like most Australians, you have a deep respect for the work our defence forces do to protect our beloved country. And if one of your family members or friends is a member of the forces or a veteran, that respect is no doubt combined with a lot of love. We all want the best for our brave servicemen and women and veterans.

Thats why you might be surprised and concerned to learn that many of Australias 641,000 veterans arent aware of the wide range of specialised support services and benefits they earned through their service and so are missing out on assistance that could be vital to their health and wellbeing.

In fact, a 2018 report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare pointed out that although veterans tended to have greater health and welfare needs than non-veterans, there was a real lack of official government data on how veterans accessed the services they needed or even which services were the most helpful.

If you have a veteran in your family or group of mates, you may have noticed yourself that theyre struggling with physical or mental health issues and dont feel particularly supported. But theres now a way you can offer real help, by referring them to Veterans Benefits Australia. Better still, all of these incredible health services are also available online, so you or a loved one can get support from a healthcare professional in the comfort of your own home.

Veterans Benefits is an online platform designed to help former Australian Defence Force (ADF) members discover what services and benefits theyre entitled to, help veterans obtain the necessary government funding to cover the costs associated and to connect them with organisations that provide services and benefits to veterans.

Tom Bailey founded Veterans Benefits in 2016 after he noticed that many ADF veterans struggled to access the free or subsidised treatments available to help them deal with health and wellbeing issues theyd incurred during their time in service.

Youd think that thered be more information out there but even navigating the Department of Veterans Affairs website is pretty complicated, Bailey says. I saw that veterans didnt know what they were entitled to and nowhere for service providers to talk in a safe way to veterans about what they could offer them.

Veterans Benefits is a one-stop-shop for veterans benefits, where users can find a range of entitlements and concessions, including government-subsidised or fully funded exercise and dietary plans, counselling and mental health programs, dental treatment, physiotherapy, medication management services and drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. Veterans can even apply for funding to have their home cleaned regularly if they struggle to do so themselves.

Bailey says that its often these important health and wellbeing support services that are the most difficult for veterans to access, because qualifying to receive the benefit requires applying for DVA funding.

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Sometimes, even if they find out what their entitlements are, going through the layers of bureaucracy needed to pursue a claim for funding is just too hard without someone guiding you through it, he says.

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