Projected 2024 Basic Veterans Pension, Aid & Attendance & Housebound Maximum Annual Pension Rates

Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs maximum annual pension rate amounts increase on December 1st. This increase is based on Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Below we have estimated the new maximum annual pension rate amounts that are to be effective 12/1/23 – 11/30/24. Our figures are based on an estimated 2024 COLA increase of 3.2%, as estimated by The Senior Citizens League, a non-partisan seniors advocacy group, on September 13, 2023. It is expected that the Social Security Administration will release the official 2024 COLA in mid to late October.

Basic Veterans Pension / Basic Survivors Pension

• Veteran with no spouse or dependent child – $16,550 / year ( $1,379 / month)
• Married veteran or veteran with a dependent child – $21,673 / year ($1,806 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other – $2,673 / year ($1,806 / month)
• Surviving Spouse with no dependent children – $11,101 / year ($925 / month)

Aid & Attendance (A&A) Pension

• Veteran with no spouse or dependent child – $27,608 / year ($2,300 / month)
• Married veteran or veteran with a dependent child – $32,728 / year ($2,727 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (one qualifies for A&A) – $32,728 / year ($2,727 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (one qualifies for A&A, the other for Housebound) – $36,394 / year ($3,032 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (both qualify for A&A) – $43,790 / year ($3,649 / month)
• Surviving Spouse with no dependent children – $17,742 / year ($1,478 / month)

Housebound Pension

• Veteran with no spouse or dependent child – $20,225 / year ($1,685 / month)
• Married veteran or veteran with a dependent child – $25,347 / year ($2,112 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (one qualifies for Housebound) – $25,347 / year ($2,112 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (one qualifies for A&A, the other for Housebound) – $36,394 / year ($3,032 / month)
• Two veterans married to each other (both qualify for Housebound) – $29,020 / year ($2,418 / month)
• Surviving Spouse with no dependent children – $13,594 ($1,132 / month)