VA recently announced that more than 50,000 Veterans have switched to receiving their benefit payments through direct deposit.
The Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) has made it easier and safer than ever before to receive your benefits electronically and protect yourself from fraud. Since the program launched in December 2019, VBBP has helped ensure nearly 25,000 Veterans and beneficiaries are no longer at risk for financial fraud tied to pre-paid debit cards and paper checks.
Veterans who receive federal benefits should sign up for direct deposit to receive their benefit payments electronically.
VA)has partnered with the Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA) to launch the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP). With VBBP, Veterans and their families can safely, reliably, and inexpensively receive and manage their VA monetary benefits through financial services at participating banks.
The top Veterans resources of 2020 includes discounted internet plans, free state hunting licenses, free flights, free audiobooks, lifetime passes to National Parks, free flu shots, even on-base access to commissaries.
VA’s greatest asset in ending food insecurity for every Veteran and family is VA’s integrated approach to health care.
Veterans wanting a challenging career that ensures the safety and soundness of the federal banking system can find it as a national bank examiner. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) as well as federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. The OCC is an independent bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
VA's Center for Women Veterans hosted a Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC) in March for Veterans, family members, caregivers and survivors in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Every week, VA sends a newsletter that is jam-packed with resources like free concert tickets, farming assistance, workout programs, national park passes and Veteran discounts on hundreds of services. VA makes no endorsements of the privately offered resources, but we share them to generate awareness of all that’s available to the Veteran community. Here are the Top 10 most popular Veteran resources from 2023:
How the Isakson-Roe Act impacts Veterans’ lives with funds for life-saving essentials such as food, shelter and transportation.
Veteran Ares Paige, once homeless, now works to create a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and the homeless.
VA is closing a gap in survivor benefits for certain survivors of LGBTQ+ Veterans—specifically, for those who were unable to wed until the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision.