VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound benefits
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Aid and Attendance(A&A,退伍军人生活照护津贴)和 Housebound 津贴是在符合条件的退伍军人或遗属的 VA 抚恤金之外额外发放的每月款项。这两项不能同时领取。Aid and Attendance 面向需要他人协助日常活动、长期卧床、因残疾住在养老院,或视力严重受限的人。Housebound 面向因永久性残疾大部分时间都待在家里的人。
谁符合资格
包含哪些内容
费用
怎么申请
如何申请
File an Intent to File first
This locks in your effective date while you gather everything else, which protects months of back pay. It takes minutes and costs nothing.
- Veterans Pension application, Form 21P-527EZ 打开
- Aid and Attendance add-on, Form 21-2680 打开
- Free filing help from Washington veterans service officers 1-800-562-2308
- VA benefits hotline 1-800-827-1000
- Mail to the VA Pension Intake Center
- Nearest VA regional office 打开
需要准备的材料
- DD-214 or other discharge papers
- Form 21-2680, completed and signed by a physician
- Bills for in-home care, assisted living, nursing home, or unreimbursed medical costs
- Asset and net worth information
- Income records (Social Security, pensions, other household income)
- Marriage certificate
- Death certificate and the veteran's DD-214
- Form 21-0779, nursing home information
值得了解
Aid and Attendance is not a standalone benefit. It is a higher monthly rate added on top of an approved VA pension, so you must qualify for the underlying pension first.
The net worth limit is $163,699 for the period December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026. Net worth means assets plus annual income, and your primary residence is excluded. The figure changes every December 1.
There is a 3 year lookback on assets given away or sold below value. If a transfer would have put you over the net worth limit, VA can impose a penalty of up to 5 years of ineligibility. The lookback never reaches back before October 18, 2018.
Aid and Attendance and Housebound are mutually exclusive. Aid and Attendance pays more and is for someone who needs another person's help with daily activities, is bedridden, is in a nursing home, or has severe vision loss.
The veteran must have served at least one day during a wartime period and have a discharge that was not dishonorable. Someone who entered active duty before September 8, 1980 needs 90 days of active duty with at least one wartime day. Later entrants generally need 24 months.
Unreimbursed medical and care costs reduce countable income. Home care, assisted living, and nursing home costs all count, which is how many applicants who look too wealthy come in under the limit.
Filing is free through a county or state veterans service officer. Be wary of paid advisers who charge fees or steer assets into financial products to help you qualify. VA prohibits charging a fee merely to help file an initial claim.
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接下来可以去哪里
VA Survivors Pension
US$975 至 US$1,558/月VA Survivors Pension(退伍军人遗属抚恤金)为符合资格、未再婚的在世配偶,以及战时退伍军人未婚的受抚养子女,提供每月免税的款项,受国会设定的收入和净资产上限约束。如果遗属在日常活动上需要帮助或无法出门,可能还能加上 Aid and Attendance(生活照护津贴)或 Housebound(居家不便津贴)补助。
最后核对 2026年6月1日
Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP)
US$50 至 US$546/月ESAP(老人简化申请项目)是一种更简单的方式来领取 Basic Food(华盛顿州食品补助,即 SNAP),面向家中每个人都是 60 岁及以上、或是成年残障人士,并且没人有劳动收入的家庭。它不是一项单独的补助。您的 Basic Food 金额不变,但有两点会改变。第一,您获批的期限是 36 个月,而不是 12 个月。第二,在这段时间里,您不用做续期面谈,也不用做平常的期中复核。ESAP 只在您第一次申请和续期时判定。已经在领 Basic Food 的家庭,不能在认证期中途转入 ESAP。报告要求也更轻:只有当您家庭收入超过联邦贫困线的 130%,或您有大额赌博或彩票奖金时,才需要报告。如果在这段期限内您的家庭不再符合 ESAP 条件,比如搬进来一位不是老人也不是残障的成员,或者有人开始挣工资,您在这 36 个月剩下的时间里仍然保留 Basic Food,但要恢复到平常的复核。州的福利系统会自动设定 ESAP 状态。
最后核对 2026年6月17日
Medicare Part D Extra Help (Low-Income Subsidy)
US$5,700/年Extra Help(处方药费用补助),又称 Part D Low-Income Subsidy(低收入补助),能降低 Medicare(联邦医疗保险)参保人为处方药保障付的钱。它可以覆盖 Part D 保费、自付额和每张处方的共付额,还能取消 Part D 迟报名罚款,并开一个特别报名窗口让您换计划。最近的联邦改动把原来的部分补助并入了全额补助,所以现在大多数符合资格的人都能拿到全额福利。已经参加 Medicaid(医疗补助)、Supplemental Security Income(SSI,补充保障收入)或 Medicare Savings Program(Medicare 保费补助项目)的人,被视为自动符合资格,不用另外提交 Extra Help 申请。
最后核对 2026年6月1日
Medicare Savings Program (MSP)
US$203 至 US$400/月Medicare Savings Programs(Medicare 保费补助项目)由 Medicaid(医疗补助)出资,由华盛顿州运营。它帮 Medicare(联邦医疗保险)参保人支付 Part A 保费、Part B 保费,或者两样都付,对 QMB 这一档,还帮您付自付费用。华盛顿州会先扣掉您非工作收入里的头 $20(非工作收入指不是靠工作得来的钱),而且和很多州不一样,这里不查资产,所以不会要求您证明银行存款或其他资产。一共有四档,每档有自己的收入上限和福利。如果您参加了 Medicare Savings Program,系统还会自动帮您报名 Extra Help(处方药费用补助,又称 Low-Income Subsidy),它能降低 Medicare Part D 的处方药费用。
最后核对 2026年6月17日
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来源 www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/
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