Hundreds of students who are veterans of the United States Armed Forces (and their dependents) are unhappy because their monthly housing stipend from Uncle Sam didn’t show up in their bank accounts when due on March 31.
As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) explained late on March 30, those who receive the allowance electronically will have the money deposited into their accounts on April 3, with paper checks also sent out that day.
The VA did not say how many were affected by the delay, which resulted from an electronic processing “pay file” glitch and failure.
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) (Rep. Mike Bost)
Many student veterans live on tight budgets, paycheck to paycheck, and the housing allowance—a benefit of the Post-9/11 GI Bill —showing up on time is what allows them to pay rent on time….