When are February 2026 VA benefit payments coming?

About 6.5 million veterans across the U.S. currently collect tax-free disability compensation.
Stars and Stripes

VA awards disability benefits using criteria from 80 years ago, federal watchdog finds

Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s earnings potential.
EcoPortal.net

Social Security Disability payments are increasing — and for many Americans, it couldn’t come at a better time

For millions of Americans who rely on disability benefits, small changes can have a big impact. Food costs more, rent keeps ...
AOL

VA Disability Payment Dates Have Been Set - Here’s When You’ll Get Yours for November

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays out monthly benefits to millions of veterans who are disabled as a result of their active military service. This monthly tax-free payment is a lifeline ...
Yahoo

Delay in federal disability payment a breach of trust, advocate says

Rabia Khedr, national director of Disability Without Poverty, says the federal disability benefit isn't enough to pull many low-income people with disabilities out of poverty. (Andrew Nguyen/CBC ...