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VA Aid and Attendance in Texas, 2026 Rates

Current maximum annual pension rates, the net worth limit, and why care costs can make a veteran eligible despite moderate income.

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VA Aid and Attendance, 2026

Short answer

Aid and Attendance is not a flat check. VA pays the difference between countable income and the maximum annual pension rate. Unreimbursed medical expenses, including assisted living and home care costs, reduce countable income, which is why a veteran with substantial care bills c

SituationMaximum annual rateApproximate monthly
Veteran, no dependents$29,093about $2,424 per month
Veteran with one dependent$34,488about $2,874 per month
Two veterans married, both eligible$46,143about $3,845 per month
Veteran, no dependents, Housebound$21,313about $1,776 per month
Surviving spouse, no dependents$18,697about $1,558 per month
Surviving spouse, one dependent child$22,304about $1,859 per month

Net worth limit: $163,699 for December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026, with a three-year look-back on asset transfers.

Aid and Attendance is not a flat check. VA pays the difference between countable income and the maximum annual pension rate. Unreimbursed medical expenses, including assisted living and home care costs, reduce countable income, which is why a veteran with substantial care bills can qualify despite moderate income.

Monthly figures are the annual maximum divided by twelve. VA publishes these rates annually, not monthly. Rates effective December 1, 2025.

Source: VA veterans pension rates

Source: VA survivors pension rates

Travis County is home to roughly 46,700 veterans, Williamson County 38,900 and Hays County 14,000. Aid and Attendance is one of the most under-claimed benefits in the Austin metro, largely because families assume income disqualifies them before running the medical expense offset.

Questions Austin families ask

My parent is being discharged from an Austin hospital. How fast do I need to decide?

Often 24 to 72 hours. Ask the hospital case manager for the discharge plan in writing and whether Medicare covers a skilled nursing stay. Meanwhile, call the Capital Area ADRC at 855-937-2372. Verify any facility's license and inspection history through HHSC before signing anything.

Which Austin hospitals handle serious senior emergencies?

Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, 1500 Red River Street, is the region's Level I trauma center and Dell Medical School teaching hospital. Other major systems are Ascension Seton, St. David's HealthCare with more than 180 sites, and Baylor Scott and White, all with campuses across the metro.

Why is there so much senior housing in Georgetown and Round Rock?

Williamson County skews older than Travis, 13.7 percent aged 65-plus versus 11.6 percent, and grew 23.6 percent since 2020. Sun City Texas in Georgetown, a Del Webb 55-plus community of roughly 7,500 to 8,500 homes on about 5,000 acres, anchors that demand.

How many seniors live in the Austin area?

Approximately 305,000 people aged 65 and older live across Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties, based on Census population estimates combined with survey age percentages. That's roughly 161,000 in Travis, 103,000 in Williamson, and 41,000 in Hays. Hays and Williamson are growing fastest.

What's the difference between Type A and Type B assisted living in Texas?

Texas licenses assisted living by residents' ability to evacuate. Type A residents must evacuate without physical staff assistance, follow emergency directions, and not need nighttime attendance. Type B residents may need staff help evacuating, nighttime attendance, and help transferring from a wheelchair, but cannot be permanently bedfast.

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