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VA helps Veterans and their families cope with financial challenges by providing supplemental income through the Veterans Pension and Survivors Pension benefit programs.
- The Veterans Pension is a tax-free monetary benefit payable to low-income wartime Veterans who meet certain age or disability requirements, and who have income and net worth within certain limits. If you qualify for these benefits, VA will base your payment amount on the difference between your countable income and a limit that Congress sets (called the Maximum Annual Pension Rate, or MAPR). Click Here to See Rates
- A VA Survivors Pension is a tax-free monetary benefit payable to a low-income, un-remarried surviving spouse and/or unmarried child(ren) of a deceased Veteran with wartime service who meet certain income and net worth limits set by Congress. If you qualify for this benefit as a surviving spouse or dependent child, VA will base your payment amount on the difference between your countable income and a limit that Congress sets (called the Maximum Annual Pension Rate, or MAPR). Click Here to See Rates
- VA DIC (Dependency and Indemnity Compensation) If you’re the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a service member who died in the line of duty, or the survivor of a Veteran who died from a service-related injury or illness, you may be able to get a tax-free monetary benefit. Click Here to See Rates