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14 Oct 2026

Adjustment to international meal and incidental allowances for all Defence personnel

The amount of meal allowance and incidentals allowance that Defence employees can get when they travel overseas for work has changed. Here’s where to find the new rates.

Determination update | Overseas

14 Oct 2026

Updates to your benefits — October 2026

This month’s update includes increases to domestic travel allowances, including the meals and incidentals rates. There are also changes to international meal and incidental allowance rates, which have been removed from this site and are now available on the Defence Protected Network (DPN).

Determination update | Pay and Conditions Manual (PACMAN)

13 Oct 2026

More than pay: discover the benefits and conditions of service available with a career at Defence

Learn about other benefits Defence offers, such as career development, sport, study pathways and wellbeing.

Defence Benefits and Conditions of Service (DBCS)

15 Sep 2026

Increases to location allowance rates from 5 November 2026

ADF members will see an increase in their location-related allowance rates from 5 November 2026.

Allowances

11 Sep 2026

Updates to your benefits — September 2026

This month’s update includes increases to shared housing options for members and changes to the Early Eligibility for Rent Allowance Trial, overseas education assistance, and location allowance rates.

Determination update | Pay and Conditions Manual (PACMAN)

19 Aug 2026

Updates to your benefits — August 2026

This month’s update includes increases to child education assistance and changes to deployment allowance rates, trainee’s dependant allowance eligibility, ADF district allowance locations, and additional recreation leave eligibility.

Determination update | Pay and Conditions Manual (PACMAN)

14 Jul 2026

Updates to your benefits — July 2026

This month’s update includes changes to the rates of child supplement allowance and location allowance for members who are posted on long-term postings overseas, Military Factor allowances, Naval employment categories, overseas health costs and housing contribution amounts.

Determination update | Pay and Conditions Manual (PACMAN)

13 Jul 2026

Enhanced side menus make navigation easier on the ADF Pay and Conditions website

Side navigation menus are one of the most effective tools for helping users find information quickly on content-rich websites. We’ve enhanced ours to make browsing on the ADF Pay and Conditions website faster and easier wherever you are on the site.

Website Updates

1 Jul 2026

Housing contribution amounts are changing on 30 July 2026

Housing contribution amounts for living-in accommodation, Service residences and rent allowance will change on 30 July 2026 as part of the annual Group Rent Scheme (GRS) adjustments.

Housing

30 Jun 2026

Improved overseas health benefits for your family

From 1 July 2026, your eligible dependants may be able to claim more health care costs and pay less out of pocket while you’re on a long-term overseas posting.

Family


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