Texas community resource

VA Survivors Pension

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Tax-free needs-based monthly pension for qualifying surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children.

TexasVeterans Benefits and ClaimsUnited States, including eligible survivors residing in the Austin / Central Texas region.

How to get help

Apply online or submit VA Form 21P-534EZ with the requested service, relationship, death, dependent, income, asset, and expense documentation.

Who this service helps

A qualifying surviving spouse who has not remarried or an unmarried dependent child of a deceased wartime veteran, subject to service, income, and net-worth rules.

Where this service is available

Service area: United States, including eligible survivors residing in the Austin / Central Texas region.

A service area describes where help is offered or who may be served. It is not necessarily the organization’s physical location.

Location and contact

Visit the organization website

Source and verification

Source: Public-source listing

Cost / fees

No fee to apply; payment depends on countable income, net worth, dependents, and the applicable survivor pension rate.

About this service

VA Survivors Pension provides monthly payments to eligible survivors of deceased wartime veterans when service, relationship, income, and net-worth conditions are met.

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