2025 "Tax-Free" Benefit Amounts (Effective Dec 1st 2024)
Single Veteran
Married Veteran
**Spouse of a Living Veteran
Surviving Spouse of a Veteran
Both Spouse are Qualified Veterans
(Both served during a war-time and both need care)
$2,358 per month
$2,796 per month
$1,851 per month
$1,516 per month
$3,741 per month
The amounts shown above are the total benefit amount for the 2024 Veterans Pension and Aid and Attendance combined. These benefits are tax-free and do not affect Social Security income taxation in any way.
** The benefit for a spouse of a veteran where the veteran's spouse needs care and the veteran can't be the caregiver because of their health doesn't make it possible. This could be due to an advanced stage of dementia or maybe the overall level of care requires professional help.