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This bill amends Connecticut state law to exclude certain federal veterans' benefits from income calculations when determining eligibility for public assistance programs. Specifically, the bill directs that all non-service-connected pension benefits and Housebound pension benefits administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be disregarded when calculating a veteran's or a veteran's surviving spouse's income for public assistance eligibility purposes. By excluding these specific VA benefits from income calculations, the bill aims to make it easier for veterans and their surviving spouses to qualify for public assistance programs by preventing these federal benefits from being counted against their total income. This change could potentially help veterans and their families access needed support by reducing barriers related to income thresholds for various public assistance programs.

Military Affairs and Security

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