COVID-19: Congress Approves to Protect GI Bill Benefits

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Congress approves emergency fix to protect GI Bill benefits as colleges go online

Student veterans will continue to receive their monthly housing payments uninterrupted, despite courses going online to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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"Student veterans will continue to receive their monthly housing payments uninterrupted, despite courses going online to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus."

As the title states, if you are concerned how your Housing Allowance may be altered due to moving to online status vs in the classroom as a fulltime student, you'll be protected at your current housing rate. To be clear, this pertains to those veterans that are utilizing the GI Bill.

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COVID-19: Congress Passes to Protect Voc-Rehab Housing Benefits

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3503/text?r=1&s=1 Chapter 31 VR&E participants are protected with maintaining housing benefits at the full-time student status rate despite being transferred to online status. In other words, GI Bill participants as well as Voc-Rehab...

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