2012 Aid and Attendance Rates
Is it really true that after two years of no increase in the VA aid and attendance benefit, veterans will now see an increase in the 2012 aid and attendance rates? It appears the rumors will tun out to be true!
The 2012 Aid and Attendance Rates will increase per a recommendation made by the Congressional Budget Office.
The recommendation named S.894 Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011, was made in May of 2011. The report and recommendation for the increase in the 2012 Aid and Attendance rates was ordered and reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on June 29, 2011.
This is great news for veterans and widowed spouses of disabled veterans who depend on this non-service connected disability pension benefit with aid and attendance entitlement.
The aid and attendance rate increase will allow many of these wartime veterans or their widowed surviving spouse receive more care for their well-being and activities of everyday living commonly referred to as ADL.
2012 Aid and Attendance Rates
| Single Veteran | $1,704 |
| Married Veteran | $2,020 |
| Widowed Surviving Spouse | $1,094 |
When Will These 2012 Aid and Attendance Rates Go Into Effect?
All VA benefit rate changes, including the 2012 Aid and Attendance Rates, go into effect on the first day of December of each year. Remember that means the first check you will see the increased benefit amount in will be the check you receive the first week of January. The benefit check you receive the first week of December is for the month of November’s activity and will reflect the 2011 Aid and Attendance rate.
With the aid and attendance benefit rate increase effective 12/1/2011 the rate increase will show up in your VA disability benefit check (for both service related and non-service related disability benefits) you receive in January of 2012.
Watch for the announcement of when the VA officially releases the aid and attendance 2012 rate increase. S. 894 would increase the amounts paid to veterans for disability compensation and to their survivors for dependency and indemnity compensation by the same cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) payable to Social Security recipients. The increase would take effect on December 1, 2011, and the resulting adjustment would be rounded to the next lower dollar.
Would an increase in the 2012 Aid and Attendance rates let you receive more home care, assisted living cost relief or other improvement in the veterans or surviving spouse’s quality of life?
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