Veterans Affairs
How Veterans Affairs spent its budget in fiscal year 2014-15, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2014-15,
$3.39B
was spent by Veterans Affairs
In FY 2014-15,
1.2%
of federal spending was by Veterans Affairs
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $990.5M in FY 2014-15 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Veterans Affairs spend its budget in 2014-15?
Spending by entity, FY 2014-15
Veterans Affairs Department
Veterans Review and Appeal Board
$3.38B
$11.4M
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 | $1,473,364,776 |
| Grants | Disability Awards and Allowances | $472,571,049 |
| Grants | Housekeeping and Grounds Maintenance | $280,527,666 |
| Grants | Earnings Loss and Supplementary Retirement Benefit | $190,693,221 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Veterans, under the Veterans Independence Program, to assist in defraying costs of extended health care not covered by provincial health programs | $82,552,630 |
| Grants | Commonwealth War Graves Commission | $10,913,493 |
| Grants | Last Post Fund | $8,547,329 |
| Grants | War Veterans Allowances and Civilian War Allowances | $8,542,703 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Commemorative Partnerships 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 | $1,648,821 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Community War Memorial Program to support the building of new, or major additions to existing cenotaphs and monuments | $724,166 |
| Grants | Payments under the Flying Accidents Compensation Regulations | $684,191 |
| Grants | Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance | $666,860 |
| Grants | Grant for Commemorative Partnerships | $654,266 |
| Grants | Canadian Forces Income Support Allowance | $635,135 |
| Grants | Treatment Allowances | $537,354 |
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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.
