In some cases, a veteran requires additional education or training to become employable. A subsistence allowance is paid each month during training and is based on the rate of attendance (full-time or part-time), the number of dependents, and the type of training. The charts below show the rates as of October 1, 2007.

Subsistence allowance is paid at the following monthly rates for training
in an institution of higher learning.

Training
Time
No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each
Additional
Dependent
Full Time $520.74 $645.94 $761.18 $55.49
3/4 Time $391.27 $485.15 $569.09 $42.67
1/2 Time $261.81 $324.38 $381.30 $28.47

Subsistence allowance is paid at the following monthly rates for full-time training only in non-pay or nominal pay on-the-job training in a federal, state, local or federally recognized Indian tribe agency; training in the home; and vocational training in a rehabilitation facility or sheltered workshop.

Training
Time
No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each
Additional
Dependent
Full Time $520.74 $645.94 $761.18 $55.49

Subsistence allowance is paid at the following monthly rates for non-pay or nominal pay work experience in a federal, state, local or federally recognized Indian tribe agency.

Training
Time
No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each
Additional
Dependent
Full Time $520.74 $645.94 $761.18 $55.49
3/4 Time $391.27 $485.15 $569.09 $42.67
1/2 Time $261.81 $324.38 $381.30 $28.47

Subsistence allowance is paid at the following monthly rates for full-time training only in farm cooperative, apprenticeship, and other on-job training. Payments are variable, based on wages received. Maximum rates are:

Training
Time
No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each
Additional
Dependent
Full Time $455.29 $550.59 $634.55 $41.28

Subsistence allowance is paid at the following monthly rates for greater than half-time training programs that include a combination of institutional and on-job training.

Greater
than Half-
Time
No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each
Additional
Dependent
Institutional $520.74 $645.94 $761.18 $55.49
On-job $455.29 $550.59 $634.55 $41.28

Subsistence allowance is paid at the following monthly rates for fulltime training only for non-farm cooperative institutional training and non-farm cooperative on-job training.

Greater
than Half-
Time
No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each
Additional
Dependent
Institutional $520.74 $645.94 $761.18 $55.49
On-job $455.29 $550.59 $634.55 $41.28

Subsistence allowance is paid at the following monthly rates during the period of enrollment in a rehabilitation facility when a veteran is pursuing an approved independent living program plan.

Training
Time
No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each
Additional
Dependent
Full Time $520.74 $645.94 $761.18 $55.49
3/4 Time $391.27 $485.15 $569.09 $42.67
1/2 Time $261.81 $324.38 $381.30 $28.47

Subsistence allowance is paid at the following monthly rates during the period of enrollment in a rehabilitation facility when a veteran requires this service for the purpose of extended evaluation.

Training
Time
No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each
Additional
Dependent
Full Time $520.74 $645.94 $761.18 $55.49
3/4 Time $391.27 $485.15 $569.09 $42.67
1/2 Time $261.81 $324.38 $381.30 $28.47
1/4 Time $130.89 $162.20 $190.64 $14.20

Related Pages
Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities
Programs for Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities
Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Rates

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