Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend school entirely online currently receive only 50% of the housing stipend that in-person students get. This bill would eliminate that penalty and give online students the full housing allowance, effective August 2025. For a veteran taking classes remotely more than half-time, that could mean hundreds of extra dollars a month. The change recognizes that online education has become a mainstream path, not a lesser one, and that veterans still have living expenses regardless of how their classes are delivered.
Congressional Summary
This bill increases the monthly housing stipend available under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance learning on more than a half-time basis.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-05
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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