Veterans Affairs
How Veterans Affairs spent its budget in fiscal year 2017-18, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2017-18,
$4.78B
was spent by Veterans Affairs
In FY 2017-18,
1.4%
of federal spending was by Veterans Affairs
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $946.3M in FY 2017-18 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Veterans Affairs spend its budget in 2017-18?
Spending by entity, FY 2017-18
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Review and Appeal Board
$4.77B
$10.9M
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 | Disability Awards and Allowances | $1,621,406,562 |
| Grants | Pensions for disability and death, including pensions granted under the authority of the Civilian Government Employees (War) Compensation Order, P.C. 45/8848 of November 22, 1944, which shall be subject to the Pension Act; for former prisoners of war under the Pension Act, and Newfoundland special awards | $1,261,223,444 |
| Grants | Earnings Loss and Supplementary Retirement Benefit | $543,520,506 |
| Grants | Housekeeping and Grounds Maintenance | $265,450,023 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Veterans, under the Veterans Independence Program, to assist in defraying costs of extended health care not covered by provincial health programs | $79,153,058 |
| Grants | Commonwealth War Graves Commission | $10,697,195 |
| 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 | $9,281,385 |
| Grants | Last Post Fund | $9,120,000 |
| Grants | War Veterans Allowances and Civilian War Allowances | $6,101,466 |
| Grants | Family Caregiver Relief Benefit | $2,822,380 |
| Grants | Canadian Forces Income Support Allowance | $1,456,781 |
| Grants | Critical Injury Benefit | $1,153,618 |
| Grants | Retirement Income Security Benefit | $920,262 |
| Grants | Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance | $697,021 |
| Grants | Payments under the Flying Accidents Compensation Regulations | $625,270 |
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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.
