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Increase Your Income: Government Benefits
Increase Your Income: Government Benefits
Maximize the benefits you’ve earned as a Veteran. Discover VA disability compensation, pensions, and Social Security resources. Learn how to file claims, explore retirement options, and connect with trusted Veteran Service Organizations for expert assistance navigating benefits and financial support.
Disability Benefits & Compensation
Access resources to help you learn about VA and Social Security disability benefits and compensation.
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Learn what VA disability compensation entails in a 1.5-minute video.
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Learn about the meaning of VA service connection in this 2-minute video.
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Find out if you are eligible for VA disability benefits and how to file a claim.
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Are you eligible for VA health care and benefits through the PACT Act? Find out what the PACT Act means for you and your loved ones.
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Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or “Disability” provides monthly payments to people who have a disability that stops or limits their ability to work. Learn more about who can get SSDI, what you could get, how to apply, and more. Call 1-800-772-1213 for additional assistance.
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Get details on the qualifications needed for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides monthly payments to people with disabilities and older adults who have little or no income or resources. Learn more about who can get SSI, how much you could get, how to apply, and more.
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Take this 10-minute survey to check your eligibility for Social Security benefits right now.
Pensions & Retirement Benefits
Explore possible VA pension benefits and allowances for yourself and your family.
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The Veterans Pension program provides monthly payments to wartime Veterans who meet certain age or disability requirements, and who have income and net worth within certain limits. Find out if you’re eligible for this benefit.
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VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits provide monthly payments added to the amount of a monthly VA pension for qualified Veterans and survivors. If you need help with daily activities, or you’re housebound, find out if you qualify.
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A VA Survivors Pension offers monthly payments to qualified surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children of wartime Veterans who meet certain income and net worth limits set by Congress. Find out if you qualify and how to apply.
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Apply for Veterans Pension benefits using the online VA Form 21P-527EZ.
Veteran Service Organizations
Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) help you understand and apply for VA benefits, including navigating financial support, education, home loans, life insurance, pension, health care, and burial benefits.
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An accredited attorney, claims agent, or VSO representative can help you file a claim or request a decision review. Learn how to find and appoint one of these types of accredited representatives to help you.
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Search for accredited attorneys, claims agents, and VSO representatives and manage your representative online.
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Search Accredited Attorneys, Claims Agents, or VSO Representatives or download the complete list.
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View a trusted list of all Congressionally-Chartered Veterans Service Organizations who provide help to Veterans from the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
ABLE Act
The ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Act delivers a tax-advantaged savings program to people with disabilities and their designated beneficiaries. Distributions from ABLE accounts are tax-free if used for qualified disability expenses.
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The ABLE Act created tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities to pay for qualified disability-related expenses (including education, housing, and transportation).
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The ABLE Resource Center provides information for Veterans about using ABLE Accounts, a one-page flyer summarizing which Veterans are eligible and how they can benefit from these tax-free accounts, and a state-by-state map to sign up for your ABLE account.
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The ABLE Age Adjustment Act amends the ABLE Act effective January 1, 2026 to expand age of eligibility to individuals who have a disability that began before the age of 46 (increased from age of 26).
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To understand how an ABLE Account is used in conjunction with Social Security Administration disability benefits, play this video.
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