Spending program
Veterans Independence Program
Department of Veterans Affairs · Veterans
In fiscal year 2024–25, Department of Veterans Affairs spent $405 million on Veterans Independence Program, up from $373 million in 2023–24. That is $13.52 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$405M
5.3% of Veterans spending in 2024–25.
Up $31.9M from $373M in 2023–24.
$13.52per tax filer$9.84per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Show these figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 2018–19 | $333M |
| 2019–20 | $337M |
| 2020–21 | $341M |
| 2021–22 | $351M |
| 2022–23 | $354M |
| 2023–24 | $373M |
| 2024–25 | $405M |
Source and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.