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Our office assists veterans obtain benefits offered by the Commonwealth. Contact us for assistance in applying for state benefits provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA).
Review the Benefits and Services for Veterans and Their Beneficiaries in Pennsylvania for eligibility information and a detailed explanation of available benefits. If you still have questions, contact us or the DMVA.
Emergency Assistance through Individual Grants
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and various non-profit organizations provide temporary financial assistance for the necessities of life (food, shelter, fuel, clothing) to assist honorably discharged Pennsylvania Veterans of any war or armed conflict, or surviving dependents of eligible veterans.
Eligibility Requirements
- Pennsylvania residency – applicants must be permanent and exclusive resident of Pennsylvania.
- Veterans must have an “other than dishonorable” service in the Armed Forces of the United States.
- Applicants must have experienced a sudden or unexpected loss of income due to unforeseen events such as sickness, disability, involuntary loss of employment, or other cause beyond their control.
How to Apply: Contact a Veteran Service Officer at 610-213-4022 (call or text) to learn more about the program and to set up a phone appointment.
Employment Assistance
As a veteran, you bring certain talents and qualities that are often found missing in other groups, yet there are challenges. Translating military life experience into civilian skills is difficult. Luckily, being on time, grooming yourself, being attentive, anticipating actions, and a firm determined handshake put you above the rest.
PA Careerlink has dedicated veterans, like yourself, standing by to assist you via their employment program. This program will help you exceed your civilian peers in all phases of a job search; provided you participate fully. Their office is located at 1855 New Hope St, Norristown, PA 19401, call 610-270-3429 to make an appointment.
Educational Gratuity
The state of Pennsylvania provides for educational gratuities for children of honorably discharged veterans who have been certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having wartime service-connected disabilities rated as 100% permanent and total or children of veterans who have died of war service-connected disabilities. Applicants must bring their parent’s DD-214, VA award letter, and complete the necessary paperwork with a Veteran Service Officer.
Eligibility Requirement
The gratuity is only available for dependent students in a Pennsylvania college or university.
How to Apply: Contact the Veteran Representative at your learning institution.
Amputee and Paralyzed Veteran Pension
The Commonwealth provides for a pension of $150 per month to any honorably discharged resident veteran suffering an injury or disease resulting in the loss of use of two or more extremities.
Eligibility Requirements
- The veteran must be certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having wartime service-connected disabilities rated as 100% permanent and total
- Must have entered the military as a PA resident.
How to Apply: Contact a Veteran Service Officer at 610-213-4022 (call or text) to learn more about the program and to set up an appointment.
Blind (Vision Severely Impaired) Pension
The Commonwealth provides for a pension of $150 per month to any honorably discharged resident veteran suffering an injury or disease resulting blindness to the extent that he or she has 3/60 or 10/200 or less normal vision in the better eye, or includes circumstances where the widest diameter of the visual field of the better eye has contracted to an angular distance of not greater than 20 degrees. The veteran must have entered the military as a PA resident.
How to Apply: Contact a Veteran Service Officer at 610-213-4022 (call or text) to learn more about the program and to set up an appointment.
Veterans Homes
Click here to review eligibility.
Discounted Sportsmen’s Licenses (@ County Treasurer’s Office)
Bring your photo identification and VA award letter to the County Treasurer’s office at One Montgomery Plaza, Norristown, PA
Disabled Veteran License Plates
Fill out form MV-145V. Bring a copy of your VA 100% award letter to the DMV. You DO NOT need a Veteran Service Officer’s signature.
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