Veterans Affairs
How Veterans Affairs spent its budget in fiscal year 2013-14, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2013-14,
$3.53B
was spent by Veterans Affairs
In FY 2013-14,
1.3%
of federal spending was by Veterans Affairs
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $837.3M in FY 2013-14 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Veterans Affairs spend its budget in 2013-14?
Spending by entity, FY 2013-14
Veterans Affairs Department
Veterans Review and Appeal Board
$3.51B
$11.5M
Veterans Affairs’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 2014–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | Pensions for disability and death, including pensions granted under the authority of the Civilian Government Employees (War) Compensation Order, PC45/8848 of November 22, 1944, which shall be subject to the Pension Act; for compensation for former prisoners of war under the Pension Act, and Newfoundland special awards | $1,562,918,105 |
| Grants | Disability awards and allowances | $461,366,803 |
| Grants | Housekeeping and grounds maintenance | $245,571,113 |
| Contributions | Contributions to veterans, under the Veterans independence program, to assist in defraying costs of extended health care not covered by provincial health programs | $184,061,004 |
| Grants | Earnings loss and supplementary retirement benefit | $149,391,628 |
| Grants | Commonwealth War Graves Commission | $9,714,969 |
| Grants | War veterans allowances and civilian war allowances | $8,511,410 |
| Grants | Last Post Fund | $8,461,534 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Partnerships contribution program, to organizations, institutions and other levels of government, in support of projects related to the health and well‑being of the veteran population, and commemoration activities and events | $2,140,321 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Community war memorial program to support the building of new, or major additions to existing cenotaphs and monuments | $747,598 |
| Grants | Payments under the Flying Accidents Compensation regulations | $711,007 |
| Grants | Children of deceased veterans education assistance | $569,658 |
| Grants | Treatment allowances | $556,890 |
| Grants | Canadian Forces income support allowance | $322,312 |
| Grants | Assistance in accordance with the provisions of the Assistance Fund regulations | $296,665 |
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Veterans Affairs figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
