“The Department of Veterans Affairs has acknowledged technical issues are causing 340,000 student veterans to receive incorrect housing stipends to begin the new school year, but now lawmakers and advocates contend the problem is bigger – many veterans are not receiving the payments at all.”
“Veterans going to school using the GI Bill were supposed to receive their second housing payment for the semester on Oct. 1. In the days since, veterans have been contacting the VA, veterans groups, their lawmakers and schools to question them about their missing money. Some of them haven’t received any money, and others received amounts far less than what they’re owed…”
“The VA said last month about 340,000 veterans would get incorrect housing payments because of IT issues…” Read the full article here.
Source: Student veterans, schools frustrated over lack of housing payments from VA – By Nikki Wentling, October 5, 2018. Stars and Stripes.
