Program · Outcome 2: Maintain and enhance the physical and mental wellbeing and quality of life of eligiblepersons and their dependants through health and other care services that promote earlyintervention, prevention and treatment, including advice and information about health serviceentitlements
Program 2.5: Veterans’ Counselling and Other Health Services
This program provides a wide range of mental and allied health care services, including counselling and referral services for veterans and families. The program also supports eligible veterans and families with funding for aids and appliances, and travel for treatment.
Department of Veterans' Affairs, 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements, PDF page 60 reported
$722m
2026-27 Budget estimate
−$70m (−8.8%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
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Published lines
Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.
| Line | Kind | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Treatment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Appropriations | administered | $781m | $714m | −$67m −8.6% | reported | x_Table 2.2.1 Resources an, row 364 |
| Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) | administered | $11m | $8.0m | −$2.9m −26.6% | reported | x_Table 2.2.1 Resources an, row 363 |