Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans
Active
- Assistance listing
- 96.020
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- (Special Veterans Benefits; SVB)
- Treasury account
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- 28-0401-0-1-701
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Social Security Administration (SSA) disburses monthly Special Veterans Benefits (SVB) payments under CFDA 96.020 to eligible World War II veterans residing outside the United States, with no current grant opportunities posted and no recent grant awards documented in the source material.
This program does not function as a project-grant or competitive-award vehicle. Instead, it delivers direct entitlement benefits to individual veterans who meet statutory eligibility criteria: age 65 or older as of December 14, 1999; World War II veteran status, including Filipino World War II veterans of organized guerrilla forces under U.S. auspices; prior eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits in December 1999 and the month of SVB application; and other benefit income below 75 percent of the SSI federal benefit rate. All remaining beneficiaries are over age 90, and SSA conducts annual benefit reviews requiring face-to-face interviews to verify continuing entitlement using form SSA-2010. Beneficiaries are notified by mail of award or denial. Appeals may be filed at local Social Security offices, U.S. Embassies, or U.S. consulates worldwide within 60 days of written notice of decision, and the appeal process ranges from local office review to Federal court review. The program is excluded from coverage under Executive Order 12372.
Organizations seeking federal funding through grants, cooperative agreements, or project-based mechanisms will find no match under this Assistance Listing. The program serves individual veterans as direct beneficiaries, not organizations or institutions. Business development professionals should not pursue this program unless their organization functions as a representative payee or authorized custodian for eligible veterans, a role outside the scope of typical grant-funded organizational capacity-building or research activity.
Objective and description
- Objective
To pay a special benefit to certain World War II veterans, who are eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits and meet other specified criteria for each month that they reside outside of the United States.
- Description
The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers Special Veterans Benefits (SVB) under Title VIII of the Social Security Act, providing monthly payments to certain World War II veterans who reside outside the United States and who were previously eligible for Supplemental Security Income.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Age 65 or older on December 14, 1999; World War II veteran (including Filipino World War II veterans of organized guerrilla forces under U.S. auspices); eligible for SSI benefits for December 1999 and the month the SVB application was filed; and have other benefit income less than 75 percent of the SSI federal benefit rate.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Benefits are paid to certain World War II veterans meeting the criteria specified under Applicant Eligibility. Credentials/Documentation
- Uses of assistance
Monthly cash benefits are paid to certain World War II veterans who meet the qualification criteria prescribed in the law for each month they reside outside the United States on the first day of that month. There are no restrictions on the use of benefits, although the right to future benefits is not transferable or assignable.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Benefits are paid to certain World War II veterans meeting the criteria specified under Applicant Eligibility.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372
- Award procedure
The applicant (and representative payee, if any) will be notified by mail of award or denial.
- Renewals
The law allows for the redetermination of a person's benefit amount and continuing eligibility. For all beneficiaries over age 90 (which all remaining beneficiaries are), we conduct annual benefit reviews where we request face-to-face interviews to complete form SSA-2010 Statement for Determining Continuing Entitlement for Special Veterans Benefits.
- Appeals
A request for appeal may be filed at any local Social Security office, the U.S. Embassy, 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita 0930, Manila and U.S. Embassies and consulates worldwide. The appeal process ranges from a local office review to a review by the Federal courts. Generally, appeals must be filed within 60 days of the date on which a written notice of decision is received by the applicant.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 96.020?
Assistance Listing 96.020 is Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans, a federal grant program run by Social Security Administration.
What is the CFDA number for Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans?
Its CFDA number is 96.020: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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