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Victoria State Wide Equipment Program (SWEP)
About SWEP
The SWEP aids people to increase their safety at home, and advance their independence. The program is designed to help facilitate people with a disability become active in their community as well as provide assistance support for families and carers.
Managed by Ballarat Health Services for the Victorian Department of Human Services, the SWEP is a subsidy program available to Victorian residents who have a permanent or long-term disability or are frail aged.
The SWEP includes these programs:
- Aids and Equipment Program (A&EP)
- Supported Accommodation Equipment Assistance Scheme (SAEAS)
- Domiciliary Oxygen Program (DOP)
- Continence Aids (CA)
- Vehicle Modification Scheme (VWSS)
There are maximum subsidy values applicable to all items. Clients may be required to cover some of the price of equipment when the equipment costs more than the maximum subsidy amount
Types of equipment available
- Continence equipment
- Mobility aids and equipment
- Wheelchairs
- Orthoses e.g. foot, ankle knee orthoses and braces
- Technology used operate household appliances such as environment control units
- Pressure care equipment
- Personal equipment including shower chairs, hoists, specialised furniture, helmets, and over toilet aids
- Communication aids
- Small modifications to the home e.g. grab rails and bathroom modification
- Ramps
- Vehicle modifications e.g. wheelchair access conversion and driving controls
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered eligible for the SWEP a person must be assessed by an appropriate health professional and diagnosed as having a permanent or long term disability. They must also be:
- A permanent Victorian Resident
OR
- Holding a Permanent Protection Visa
OR
- An asylum seeker
You may be ineligible if:
- You are receiving compensation related to the disability
- You hold a Department of Veterans Affairs Gold Card
- You are a resident of a federally funded Residential Aged Care Facility
- You are an in-patient of a hospital
- You were discharged from a public hospital less than 30 days prior
- You are able to claim the cost of the equipment through a private health insurance policy
