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Received this info from MOAA. If you are receiving VA benefits, or know someone who is, this should interest you and yours. There are probably spamers and scamers out there, but it appears that no application is necessary.
VA Begins $250 Payments to Veterans
2009/06/30 10:00:00
As part of the national recovery plan, VA is making one-time payments of $250 to eligible veterans and survivors to offset the effects of the current economy. The VA estimates $500 million in payments will be made to approximately 1.9 million veterans and eligible beneficiaries as part of this measure. The first payments were sent Monday, June 22. All payments will be distributed by June 30.
This payment is not countable in determining eligibility for VA pension or parents’ dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC). The law allows one $250 tax-free payment per person. VA beneficiaries who also receive benefits from the Social Security Administration or Railroad Retirement Board will be paid through those agencies and will not receive the payment from VA.
To be eligible for the payment, VA beneficiaries must have received VA’s compensation, pension, DIC, or spina bifida benefits at any time between November 2008 and January 2009. Beneficiaries also must reside within the U.S. or its territories.
No application is necessary. VA used its existing payment records to determine eligibility for the $250 payment. Beneficiaries will receive their payments the same way they receive their monthly VA benefits — either by direct deposit or in the mail.
The VA’s Web site provides additional information about how the VA handles recovery act funds to benefit veterans.