Veterans Affairs
How Veterans Affairs spent its budget in fiscal year 2018-19, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2018-19,
$4.7B
was spent by Veterans Affairs
In FY 2018-19,
1.4%
of federal spending was by Veterans Affairs
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $1.11B in FY 2018-19 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Veterans Affairs spend its budget in 2018-19?
Spending by entity, FY 2018-19
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Review and Appeal Board
$4.69B
$9.9M
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 | $1,323,653,614 |
| 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 | $1,215,938,359 |
| Grants | Earnings Loss and Supplementary Retirement Benefit | $717,249,444 |
| Grants | Housekeeping and Grounds Maintenance | $266,889,789 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Veterans, under the Veterans Independence Program, to assist in defraying costs of extended health care not covered by provincial health programs | $75,285,480 |
| Grants | Education and Training Benefit | $12,311,850 |
| Grants | Commonwealth War Graves Commission | $11,086,005 |
| Grants | Last Post Fund | $8,375,000 |
| Grants | Caregiver Recognition Benefit | $6,622,296 |
| Grants | War Veterans Allowances and Civilian War Allowances | $5,737,130 |
| Grants | Grant for Veterans and Family Well-Being Fund | $1,852,985 |
| Grants | Retirement Income Security Benefit | $1,550,010 |
| Grants | Canadian Forces Income Support Allowance | $1,524,010 |
| 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 | $1,464,374 |
| Grants | Veterans Emergency Funds | $1,209,404 |
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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.
