Veteran Support Center

Angeles City Sub Branch has several TIP trained members to assist with Pensions and Welfare issues and they are located in several provinces in the Philippines.

A Veteran Support Center office is being established to allow members a secure and confidential place to discuss private matters of concern to individuals.The office in Angeles City, will  be equipped with resources necessary to access all DVA forms and information on-line and  provide  answers promptly at no charge to  the veteran regardless of  whether he is a RSL member or not. The service also is available to widows of veterans needing assistance.

The service extends to Subic Bay RSL SUB BRANCH members and persons from Manila as Angeles City is the central point linked by the two major freeways .

Email us at pensions.welfare@rslangelescity.com for inquiry and appointment, or directly to the individuals listed below:      
 

Veterans Affairs Information Kit - a comprehensive guide to payments and services available to veterans and their families. This issue contains the current rates of pensions and allowances from 20 March 2009 to 30 June 2009. Click the link below to download the file.

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HOMEFRONT Assistance Notice
Apparently only 4% of veterans used this service.    You don’t have to be on a gold card to use it.  There are many things that are available and at no cost to you. DVA wants us to use these services as people have lobbied for them and if they are not used they will be taken away as unnecessary. It is well worth the phone call. 

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“FROM: Veteran Assist”

As you know, Veteran Assist is a private local company that is contracted to the Department of Veteran Affairs.

We conduct HomeFront assessments on all Gold, White & War Widows that have a gold card regardless of health status, age & accommodation.

We make an appointment to see the veteran in their own home. We show the veteran the products on offer this calendar year up to the value of $196. The veteran chooses the products and we order these for them. The items are used for the home and come under the 'falls prevention program'. Items chosen are to prevent falls such as retractable hose reels, sensor light, night light, non slip mats, cordless telephonesjust to name a few.

The assessment takes approx 30 minutes. It is at no cost to the veteran. The items are posted to the veteran and takes approx 4 weeks to arrive from Melbourne at no cost to the veteran.

The uptake rate of HomeFront is only 4%. Our mission is to increase awareness of HomeFront and to service the veteran community Australia Wide!. So, to do this, we need your help in spreading the word. So please forward this email on to all of your veteran friends.

We have a 1800 telephone number which is free for all veterans calling from Australia. Please advise all your veteran friends about HomeFront and to call us to arrange for a local assessor to see them asap. Remember its every Calendar Year, and the year is coming to an end, so remind everybody to call before its too late.

PLEASE CONTACT VETERAN ASSIST ON 1800 257788

'assisting those who served'

Ceri & Rhian Lewis
Veteran Assist

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