Veterans

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

https://www.usich.gov/news/new-data-vet ... sness-drop

NEW DATA SHOWS 11% DECLINE IN VETERAN HOMELESSNESS SINCE 2020—THE BIGGEST DROP IN 5+ YEARS

Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced preliminary results of the 2022 Point-in-Time Count showing an 11% decline in veteran homelessness since early 2020—the last time a full count was conducted. This is the biggest drop in veteran homelessness in more than five years.

The data show that on a single night in January 2022, there were 33,136 veterans who were experiencing homelessness in the United States—down from 37,252 in 2020. Overall, this represents a 55.3% reduction in veterans experiencing homelessness since 2010.

“Not only did we lower the number of veterans experiencing homelessness, but we made this progress during a global pandemic and economic crisis,” said USICH Executive Director Jeff Olivet. “This proves that, even under the most difficult circumstances, we can take care of each other and address homelessness.”

“One veteran experiencing homelessness will always be one too many, but the 2022 PIT Count shows that we are making real progress in the fight to end veteran homelessness,” said VA Secretary Denis McDonough, who serves as the chair of USICH. “There is still a long way to go, but under President Biden’s leadership, we at VA, HUD, and USICH will not stop until every veteran has a good, safe, stable home in this country they fought to defend.”

[Ben-Prime]

https://www.usich.gov/news/new-data-vet ... sness-drop

NEW DATA SHOWS 11% DECLINE IN VETERAN HOMELESSNESS SINCE 2020—THE BIGGEST DROP IN 5+ YEARS

Waiting for the "Here's why that's bad for Biden..." moment. That's how you all have me Pavloved now.

[RTH10260]

Can this be attributed to the fact that Ben Carson is no longer head of HUD?

[Volkonski]

How much does this relate to the ongoing decline in the number of living veterans as the veterans from WW II, Korea and Vietnam pass away?

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2 ... opulation/

Gulf War-era veterans now account for the largest share of all U.S. veterans, having surpassed Vietnam-era veterans in 2016, according to the VA’s 2018 population model estimates. VA estimates for 2021 indicate there are 5.9 million American veterans who served during the Vietnam era and 7.8 million who served in the Gulf War era, which spans from August 1990 through the present. There are also around 240,000 World War II veterans and about 933,000 who served during the Korean conflict, the VA estimates. Some veterans served through multiple eras but are counted only in their earliest era. Roughly three-quarters (78%) of veterans in 2021 served during wartime, and 22% served during peacetime. (Veterans with wartime and peacetime service are only counted in wartime.)

The share of the U.S. population with military experience is declining. In 2018, about 7% of U.S. adults were veterans, down from 18% in 1980, according to the Census Bureau. This drop coincides with decreases in active-duty personnel. Over the past half-century, the number of people on active duty has dropped significantly, from 3.5 million in 1968, during the military draft era, to about 1.4 million (or less than 1% of all U.S. adults) in today’s all-volunteer force. The draft ended in 1973.

VA projections suggest the number of living veterans will continue to decline over the next 25 years. By 2046, the department estimates there will be around 12.5 million veterans, a decrease of about 35% from current numbers. By that time, Gulf War-era veterans are projected to make up a majority of those who served, and most veterans who served in the Vietnam era or earlier will have died.

[RTH10260]

[poplove]

[RTH10260]

This is out of FL

Marine veteran gets letter from VA saying he needs to pay back $100K

10 Tampa Bay
21 Nov 2023

They served and paid their dues, but now thousands of veterans are being told they still owe the country, having collected a large sum of debt.

Thousands of low-income veterans receiving pension payments from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) are being hit with letters saying they were overpaid and need to pay back thousands and thousands of dollars. Some say it’s a stressful situation they didn’t realize they were wrapped up in.

Patrick McFeely is one of the few and the proud. Outside his Sarasota County mobile home waves the eagle, globe and anchor, alongside the flag he signed up to defend.


article at https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local ... 10aed41602

[John Thomas8]

My brother got a similar letter. USAF veteran, service in Thailand 1971-73.

It is obscene.

[RTH10260]

At issue: certain veterans received in the past a separation payment. newer legislation holds that disability payments received as veteran are incompatible with that separation payment. The Veteran Adminstration has begun clawing back the separation payment. It seems that separation payments may not even have been payed out in some cases, but clawback still happens.

'We're getting slapped in the face' says vet forced to repay $33,000 in benefits

NewsChannel 5
23 Aug 2024

Veteran says she is being forced to repay $33, 000 to the government that she never received. She questions a controversial federal law.