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Appendix A: Policy Decisions taken since the 2012-13 Budget (Continued)

Expense Measures (Continued)

Veterans' Affairs

Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — New listing and price amendments

Expense ($m)
	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Department of Veterans' Affairs	‑	..	..	..	..

From 1 December 2012, the Government will list Fosamax® on the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) and amend the prices of a number of already listed items, at a cost of $0.1 million over four years.

The RPBS provides beneficiaries with access to pharmaceuticals and wound dressings.

Further information can be found in the updates to the Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits published by the Department of Health and Ageing at www.pbs.gov.au/info/browse/rpbs/rpbs‑soc.

Supplementary Allowance — extension

Expense ($m)
	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Department of Veterans' Affairs	‑	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2

The Government will provide $0.8 million over four years to extend the new Supplementary Allowance to students aged 16 and over receiving an education allowance under the Veterans' Children Education Scheme or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 Education and Training Scheme.

This measure builds on the 2012‑13 Budget measure titled Spreading the Benefits of the Boom — new income support supplement.

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