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

Dear Savvy Senior: I understand that the Department of Veterans Affairs has a benefit that can help veterans and spouses with long-term care costs. We recently had to move my elderly father into an ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It has been a few years since I wrote about Surviving Spouse Pension, which could be a life changing benefit for eligible surviving spouses, especially those who are residents in a Nursing Home, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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