Vets Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
(Separate Website)
Seamless Transition Home: Information for veterans returning from Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
By: U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs
Minnesota Department of Veterans' Affairs
(Separate Website)
By: Minnesota Department of Veterans' Affairs
VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Service
(Separate Website)
By: U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
(Separate Website)
Use this resource for help making a claim to the VA based on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
By: Vietnam Veterans of America
Other Helpful Resources
Military Service Members Relief
(Separate Website)
The Soldiers? and Sailors? Civil Relief Act was amended in December of 2003 to give even more protections to service members. The amendment also changed the name of the Act to the Servicemember?s Civil Relief Act. Despite the name change, the Act still provides certain protections for service men and women on active duty in the United States Armed Services. The Act also applies to a service member called to active state duty because of a federal emergency, such as the National Guard?s assistance in airport security.
By: Minnesota Attorney General's Office
Mortgage Payment Relief and Protection from Foreclosure for Reservists, Guardsmen and Other Military Personnel
(Separate Website)
Get answers to common questions about mortgage payment relief and protection from foreclosure provided by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly known as The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940).
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Benefits for Dependents and Survivors
Other Helpful Resources
Benefits for Survivors of Filipino Veterans
(Separate Website)
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
(Separate Website)
By: VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Service - St. Paul Office
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Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents (2007 Edition)
(Separate Website)
This booklet lists the variety of federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents.
By: Veterans Benefits Adminstration
Parents: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
(Separate Website)
Rebate Checks Fact sheet about the 2008 tax year Economic Stimulus Package or "Recovery Rebates"
By: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
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Question & Answer Column
The only income I receive is Social Security Retirement benefits. Do I qualify for an economic stimulus?
I heard about the Economic Stimulus check that President Bush and the U.S. Congress recently announced. The only income I receive is Social Security Retirement benefits. Do I qualify for this check?
By: Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota-Duluth
Interactive Guides
Stimulus Payment Tool
(Separate Website)
The Stimulus Payment Tool is for people who normally don?t have to file a tax return, but need to do so this year to get a Stimulus Payment.
This tool asks you a few questions and then fills in the 1040A tax form for you, using information you provide. Just print it out, sign it, mail it in, and get your stimulus payment check. It?s quick and easy to do!
By: American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Other Helpful Resources
Economic Stimulus Payments Information Center
(Separate Website)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) main page for information about Tax Rebates from the Economic Stimulus Package
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