Recently released figures by the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) show that San Bernardino County Veterans Affairs received $1,029,000 in funding from the CalVet County Subvention program for fiscal year 2023-24. The payment was the largest in the state, outpacing the next closest county by nearly $140,000.
The program awards county veteran service offices with an annual pro-rata share of $11 million that is primarily based on workload units performed by each county. Workload units are earned when claims for veteran benefits are filed on behalf of veterans or their dependents.
Additionally, with the enactment of the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024 on Nov. 25, veterans receiving disability compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs can expect a 2.5 percent increase in those payments. The cost-of-living increase also impacts dependents receiving indemnity compensation payments and became effective Dec. 1, 2024. The updated payment rates may be viewed on the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website.
For information on benefits and services available to San Bernardino County veterans and their families, please visit va.sbcounty.gov.
Additional County Update News – Jan. 16, 2025
- Chairman Rowe and Chief Munsey advise residents on preparedness
- Board unanimously re-elects Rowe as Chairman and elects Baca, Jr. as Vice Chair
- Board Actions – Jan. 14
- Public hearing conducted on affordable housing and community development needs
- Volunteers needed for the upcoming homeless count
- H5N1 detected in cat after consuming recalled raw milk
- Veterans Affairs receives largest share of subvention funding in the state; veterans to receive COLA increase for 2025
- Victor Valley Museum opens new exhibit – Stolen Identities: River Routes to Freedom
- Telling Tails Reading Program! Where young readers and shelter animals connect
- County offices closed for the holiday
- San Bernardino County destinations – Running Springs
- Call for submissions: Share your favorite San Bernardino County destinations
- San Bernardino County history – Devore
- Things to do in San Bernardino County
- Pet of the Week
- Jobs of the Week