Veterans Affairs
How Veterans Affairs spent its budget in fiscal year 2021-22, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2021-22,
$5.42B
was spent by Veterans Affairs
In FY 2021-22,
1.1%
of federal spending was by Veterans Affairs
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $434.1M in FY 2021-22 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Veterans Affairs spend its budget in 2021-22?
Spending by entity, FY 2021-22
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Review and Appeal Board
$5.41B
$11.1M
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 | Pain and Suffering Compensation | $1,543,024,533 |
| 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 | $1,064,578,587 |
| Grants | Income Replacement Benefit | $962,850,512 |
| Grants | Housekeeping and Grounds Maintenance | $270,659,880 |
| Grants | Additional Pain and Suffering Compensation | $180,304,714 |
| Contributions | Contributions to Veterans, under the Veterans Independence Program, to assist in defraying costs of extended health care not covered by provincial health programs | $69,701,335 |
| Grants | Education and Training Benefit | $25,783,601 |
| Grants | Caregiver Recognition Benefit | $13,129,980 |
| Grants | Commonwealth War Graves Commission | $11,559,285 |
| Contributions | Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other related mental health conditions | $8,918,164 |
| Grants | Earnings Loss and Supplementary Retirement Benefit | $7,737,018 |
| Contributions | Contributions for Research Funding Program | $6,806,984 |
| Grants | Grant for Veterans and Family Well-Being Fund | $6,045,770 |
| Grants | Last Post Fund | $5,752,470 |
| Grants | War Veterans Allowances and Civilian War Allowances | $3,271,543 |
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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.
