The VA Veterans Pension is need-based and provides monthly cash assistance for wartime veterans who meet certain criteria.

In 2023, veterans can change their spousal survivor benefits so their loved ones receive a pension after the retiree dies — it’s the first, and for now only, year such a change is possible. Qualifying ...

Payments will not be interrupted. The VA says it will continue processing and delivering disability compensation, pensions, ...

The VA Veterans Pension program provides financial assistance to low-income and low-net-worth wartime veterans who meet specific criteria. Additionally, there is a VA Pension program for the surviving ...

I understand that the Veterans Administration has a benefit that can help veterans and spouses with long-term care costs. We recently had to move my elderly father into an assisted living memory care ...

If you or your spouse served in the military, you may be entitled to certain benefits that could make getting older a little less expensive. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers several ...

The state of California announced a new law to help veterans in retirement by exempting part of their military pensions from ...

A new grant program will provide up to $500,000 to organizations helping veterans and spouses land post-military jobs. (Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Justin Pacheco/Navy) Veterans Affairs ...

Can U.S. military veterans use their Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to help pay for long-term care? The short answer is yes, but as with most government programs, it’s complicated. Here, we ...

The loss of a loved one is a difficult time for families, and if the veteran was the sole earning member in the family, that can be a cause of added anxiety. Getting veterans death benefits could help ...

Same-sex spouses who were in long-term relationships with a veteran but were not legally able to marry before 2015 may now qualify for survivor benefits under a policy change announced by the ...