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(Death Pension)
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To assist needy surviving spouses, and children of deceased war-time veterans whose deaths were not service connected.
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.
In FY 15, 208,315 survivors cases received pension. FY 16, an estimated 201,330 cases
FY 17, an estimated 201,390 cases.
FY 18, an estimated 201,390 cases.
In FY 19, 185,379 Survivors received pension benefits. (FY20 est.: 166,882 Survivors; FY 21 est.: 161,325 Survivors)
Paid more than $1.1 billion in survivors pension benefits to more than 109,000 survivors.
Paid more than $1.1 billion in survivors pension benefits to more than 98,000 survivors.
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.
