{"id":"u187","name":"War Veterans Allowance (Veterans Affairs Canada)","help":"direct","type":"program","typeLabel":"Program","what":"Monthly income support for low-income Second World War and Korean War veterans, including Merchant Navy and some Allied veterans, and certain WWII civilians. The amount depends on whether you are single or married and if you have children, and it is adjusted every 3 months.","forWhom":"Second World War or Korean War veterans living in Canada with low income, tested the same way as the Guaranteed Income Supplement.","cost":"Free","tags":["veterans","income support","low income"],"topics":["benefits","money","seniors"],"place":{"label":"Canada-wide","country":"Canada","cc":"CA","region":null,"city":null,"scope":"country"},"website":"https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/financial-programs-and-services/income-support/war-veterans-allowance","sources":["https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/financial-programs-and-services/income-support/war-veterans-allowance"],"checked":"2026-10-06","added":"2026-10-06","verified":"checked","checkEvery":90,"deadline":null,"deadlineNote":null,"status":"listed","routes":[{"kind":"Apply online (My VAC Account)","url":"https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/financial-programs-and-services/income-support/war-veterans-allowance","value":null,"seen":"2026-10-06","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"Toll-free phone","url":null,"value":"1-866-522-2122","seen":"2026-10-06","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"Mail","url":null,"value":"Veterans Affairs Canada, PO Box 6000, Matane, QC G4W 0E4","seen":"2026-10-06","source":"their own site"}],"primaryRoute":{"kind":"Apply online (My VAC Account)","url":"https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/financial-programs-and-services/income-support/war-veterans-allowance","value":null,"seen":"2026-10-06","source":"their own site"},"routeCount":3,"channels":[{"kind":"website","url":"https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/financial-programs-and-services/income-support/war-veterans-allowance","label":"Website","reach":null,"unit":null,"seen":"2026-10-06","source":"their own site"}],"spaceCount":1,"spacesSeen":"2026-10-06","phone":"1-866-522-2122","contact":{"email":null,"url":"https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/financial-programs-and-services/income-support/war-veterans-allowance","route":"Apply online (My VAC Account)"},"qualify":["Served in WWII or the Korean War","Live in Canada","Low income (same test as GIS)"],"needs":["Proof of war-time service","Income information"],"steps":["Apply online through My VAC Account, or by mail.","Call 1-866-522-2122 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm) for help or an in-person appointment."],"languages":[],"welcomes":[],"reachNum":null,"reachUnit":null,"reachKind":"none","reachSource":null,"reachSeen":null,"intents":{"reach":false,"grow":null,"job":false,"volunteer":false,"specialist":null,"opps":false,"housing":false,"money":true,"info":false,"marriage":false},"page":"/o/war-veterans-allowance-veterans-affairs-canada/","stale":false,"staleDays":0,"checkedNote":"Facts read from the source pages on 2026-10-06; spaces read from their site on 2026-10-06; re-checked every 90 days.","spaces":[{"kind":"website","label":"Website","url":"https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/financial-programs-and-services/income-support/war-veterans-allowance","reach":null,"unit":null,"seen":"2026-10-06","note":null}],"missing":["organization email (not published on their pages)","follower or subscriber counts (platform pages do not expose them to readers; ask the organization or check the platform)","what they welcome from outside parties (their pages do not say)","audience number for the organization as a whole (not public)"]}