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VR&E Subsistence Allowance Rates

These are the 2018-2019 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment subsistence rates. Veterans participating in the VR&E program may receive a monthly subsistence allowance while pursuing an educational or training program in preparation for At this Vocational Rehabilitation exercise, Casey Lazaruk, right, learns about heavy equipment operation from a Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point during Protégé Day at MCAS Cherry Point, N.C. Protégé Day has been an annual event since it began in 2013. The purpose of Protégé Day is to give individuals with disabilities the opportunity to match up with professionals in their desired career fields for a day, in order to gain a better understanding of civilian jobs. Lazaruk is a resident of the New Bern Vocational Rehabilitation Center.a future career. The VR&E subsistence allowance rate is based on the rate of attendance (full time, 3/4 time, or 1/2 time), number of dependent and the type of training.

Servicemembers and Veterans with service-connected disabilities may be eligible for the VR & E program.

Since the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays subsistence allowance for training that has been completed in the previous month, the first payment at these rates is reflected in the November 1, 2018 payment/disbursement.
Post-9/11 Chapter 31 Subsistence Allowance Rates – Effective October 1, 2018
Type Training Training Time No Dependents One Dep. Two Dep. Each Additional Dependent
Institution of Higher Learning Full-time $631.85 $783.75 $923.60 $67.31
3/4 time $474.76 $588.67 $690.52 $51.77
1/2 time $317.66 $393.59 $462.64 $34.54
Non-pay or Nominal pay OJT* Full-time $631.85 $783.75 $923.60 $67.31
Work Experience Programs Full-time $631.85 $783.75 $923.60 $67.31
3/4 time $474.76 $588.67 $690.52 $51.77
1/2 time $317.66 $393.59 $462.64 $34.54
Farm Cooperative, OJT *, or Apprenticeship Full-time $552.44 $668.07
$769.94
 $50.07
Institutional Greater than One Half Full-time $631.85 $783.75 $923.60 $67.31
On-the-Job Greater than One Half Full-time $552.44 $668.07 $769.94 $50.07
FT Non-Farm Coop/Institutional Full-time $631.85 $783.75 $923.60 $67.31
FT Non-Farm Coop/On-the-Job Full-time $552.44 $668.07 $769.94 $50.07
Extended Evaluation Full-time $631.85 $783.75 $923.60 $67.31
3/4 time $474.76 $588.67 $690.52 $51.77
1/2 time $317.66 $393.59 $462.64 $34.54
1/4 time $158.81 $196.82 $231.32 $17.23
Independent Living Full-time $631.85 $783.75 $923.60 $67.31
3/4 time $474.76 $588.67 $690.52 $51.77
1/2 time $317.66 $393.59 $462.64 $34.54

* OJT – On-Job Training

The maximum monthly rate for Chapter 31 Subsistence Allowance is $2,674.

Veterans qualify for the Post-9/11 or Forever GI Bill may be eligible to receive the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rate for subsistence.

Annual increases are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

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