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title: "Veterans’ Home Care, Australia-wide · unclaimd"
description: "Low-cost help at home with cleaning, personal care, garden jobs and respite for Veteran Card holders. $5 an hour, with weekly caps; respite care is free. Check the conditions and apply on dva.gov.au."
url: "https://unclaimd.org/support/national-dva-veterans-home-care/"
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# Veterans’ Home Care

Low-cost help at home with cleaning, personal care, garden jobs and respite for Veteran Card holders.

- Support available: $5 an hour, with weekly caps; respite care is free
- Type of support: Help with costs

[Visit official site](https://www.dva.gov.au/what-we-help-with/care-at-home-and-aged-care-services/living-independently/dva-in-home-programs/veterans-home-care-vhc)

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## What you need to check

You need a Veteran Gold Card or White Card. You must live at home and need help with daily tasks. It can include cleaning, help with showering and dressing, small home and garden jobs, and respite care to give carers a break. You pay $5 an hour, with weekly caps (for example $5 a week for cleaning). Respite care is free.

This is a short summary. Other rules may apply, like income or where you live. Check the full rules with the agency that runs it.

## About this source

We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.

Our automatic check only sees whether the page is there or has changed. It is not a check of the rules.

## How to apply

Call the VHC assessment agency on 1300 550 450. An assessor talks with you about the help you need. If it is approved, you get a care plan and a provider calls you to set a time.

[Visit official site](https://www.dva.gov.au/what-we-help-with/care-at-home-and-aged-care-services/living-independently/dva-in-home-programs/veterans-home-care-vhc)

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