United States Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Administration (VA) offers two broad categories of Pension benefit programs:

• Veterans Pension: Tax-free monetary benefit payable to low-income wartime Veterans.

• Survivors' Pension: 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.

Veterans and survivors who are eligible for pension benefits and are housebound or require the aid and attendance of another person may be eligible to receive additional monetary amounts.

02/25/2026