FY2021: Veteran Readiness And Employment Subsistence Pay Increases
Many veterans using the GI Bill may be unaware they are qualified for thousands more in benefits through Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31 VR&E).
Formerly called Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, Chapter 31 VR&E program participants may be eligible for subsistence payments at dramatically different rates based on remaining GI Bill entitlement and location.
The name change came in the summer of 2020 as a result of human-centered design research. Using new technologies, agency leadership learned veterans were frequently confused by the terms “vocational” and “rehabilitation” when it came to understanding the program. So, they changed the name of the program to Veteran Readiness and Employment.