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Life Insurance for Veterans - Direct Payments for Insurance

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

64.031

Program objective

To provide direct insurance payments, including advance payments disbursed as loans, to Veterans and their beneficiaries for claims based on death or other qualifying circumstances. Payments may be authorized for United States Government Life Insurance (USGLI), National Service Life Insurance (NSLI), and Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI). 38 U.S.C. 1901-1963; 38 U.S.C. 2106.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2024

    In FY24 VA Insurance disbursed over $656 Million in death claims, matured endowment, cash surrenders benefits.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Program details

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Veteran/Service person/Reservist (including dependents

Additional resources