{"id":70834,"date":"2024-04-08T17:29:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/08\/lawmakers-push-for-cost-of-living-boost-in-veterans-benefits-next-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:02:13","slug":"lawmakers-push-for-cost-of-living-boost-in-veterans-benefits-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2024\/04\/08\/lawmakers-push-for-cost-of-living-boost-in-veterans-benefits-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers push for cost-of-living boost in veterans benefits next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pair of Senate leaders introduced plans Monday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/05\/24\/vets-will-see-a-cost-of-living-boost-in-benefit-checks-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">guarantee a cost-of-living boost in veterans benefits<\/a> next year that equals what Social Security beneficiaries will receive, in a routine legislative step that aims to help veterans payouts keep pace with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/02\/22\/inflation-woes-caused-major-financial-issues-for-wounded-vets-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">inflation increases<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measure from Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., and ranking member Jerry Moran, R-Kan., would increase the rates of compensation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/02\/17\/va-benefits-nominee-promises-more-free-help-for-veterans-filing-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\">veterans with service-connected disabilities<\/a> and survivors of former service members in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Tester said the move is needed \u201cto make sure the men and women who served this country have benefits that meet their needs each year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar legislation is introduced in the House and Senate annually and is generally noncontroversial. However, unlike Social Security benefits \u2014 which must include a cost-of-living boost each year \u2014 veterans benefits do not, making annual passage of a matching raise a key focus for advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2023\/02\/22\/inflation-woes-caused-major-financial-issues-for-wounded-vets-in-2022\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WWP_Nasa.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Inflation woes caused major financial issues for wounded vets in 2022<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The results from the annual Wounded Warrior Project survey show continued hardship for families despite improving employment options.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Social Security increase last year was 3.2%, down from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2022\/10\/13\/veterans-retirees-get-87-social-security-cost-of-living-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\"> 8.7% in 2023<\/a> \u2014 the highest such raise in 40 years. Federal officials won\u2019t announce the size of the 2025 increase until this fall, but the Senior Citizens League last month estimated that the figure is likely to be around 2.4%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Moran said that however large the cost-of-living increase is, veterans deserve to have that same adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany of these veterans rely on the VA for financial support, especially with ongoing rising costs and inflation,\u201d he said. \u201cMaking certain veterans benefits stay on pace with rising prices will help provide disabled veterans, certain surviving spouses and their children with peace of mind and continued support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 5 million veterans and 2 million military retirees receive benefits checks each month through the Department of Veterans Affairs. 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