About 26,000 veterans who applied for benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill are still waiting for their claims to be processed, part of a backlog that peaked at more than 200,000 outstanding claims this fall. The delays show no sign of abating as students begin to enroll, and tuition comes due, for the spring semester.
Legislators, veterans’ advocacy groups, and higher-education experts discussed the backlog, and possible ways to help fill the claims, at a meeting Thursday that was held by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Veterans Affairs. They urged the Veterans Affairs Department to consider a second round of emergency payments to help veterans still waiting for their housing benefits. The department issued advance payments to veterans of up to $3,000 per person in October.
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