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You can't say they're not friendly with all the hugs (xxx) in their correspondence. Probably a ploy to distract from the slow services.
CombatMacgyver said:Tidbit of information from my last conversation w/ VAC:
"Letters" regarding the top-up will start going out Apr 1.
You know that letter saying, essentially; "we're going to give you some money for messing up your body, here are your options."?
That letter.
Again, it STARTS on Apr 1. That implies it may (read: will) take a while to get everyone's letters out.
THEN the wait time to actually receive the money will begin once VAC receives your reply.
Someone said they'd be surprised if they got any top-up before Sept 2017? You're probably bang-on-target. I have a feeling most letters are done and the send button just has to be pushed come April 1st.
CombatMacgyver said:Maybe the letters the VAC employee I spoke to was alluding to are more along the lines of "direct deposit or cheque?" kind of thing.
PuckChaser said:Another bigger issue here, is that if VAC knows the details on how they're going to do everything, they should be stating those facts to veterans instead of hiding from them. It proves the culture of deceit and hidden facts from VAC.
And here it is ...Teager said:The rumour mill says an announcement is coming tomorrow wrt lump sum payment from the Minister.
The Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to ensure that Veterans and their families are treated with care, compassion and respect. Increasing the financial security of disabled Veterans, is the first foundational step in supporting mental health and well-being.
The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence announced today that, all Veterans with a Disability Award from Veterans Affairs Canada will receive an additional, tax-free, lump sum payment.
As announced in Budget 2016, the maximum Disability Award is increasing from $314,723.89 to $360,000. This measure comes into effect on April 1, 2017.
Intended to recognize the non-economic impacts of a service-related injury or illness such as pain and suffering, the Disability Award is provided on a scale according to the level of disability and is in addition to income support benefits.
For those who have already received a Disability Award, no application is necessary to receive the additional lump sum payment. Veterans who received a Disability Award and are getting monthly program benefits from Veterans Affairs Canada, as well as those who received a Disability Award payment within the last two years will automatically get a letter explaining the amount of their additional lump sum payment by mid-April.
Any Veterans who received a Disability Award more than two years ago and who are not currently receiving monthly program benefits from Veterans Affairs Canada are encouraged to contact the Department immediately to confirm their address and banking information.
If Veterans would like to manage their information online and receive communication regarding their Disability Award increase along with other benefits and services, they can register for My VAC Account at www.veterans.gc.ca/myVACaccount. Through this on-line service, Veterans will be able to provide information, if required, to expedite the additional lump sum payment. VAC will reimburse eligible Veterans for financial advice on how to manage or invest the money.
Budget 2016 also provided funding for Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Earnings Loss Benefit (ELB) to increase from 75% to 90% of a Veteran’s indexed military salary. This benefit provides financial security by offering income support to Veterans while they are participating in VAC’s Rehabilitation Program or until they reach age 65, whichever comes first. In addition, the enhanced benefit is fully protected against inflation. This means that the existing cap of 2% was removed to keep pace with inflation.
Quotes
“It is important that we recognize our ill and injured Veterans. Through Budget 2016, we have worked hard to reopen offices, hire more frontline staff and increase financial benefits for Veterans. I am proud today to announce that every Veteran with a disability award will receive an additional lump sum payment. This means approximately $700 million dollars for 67,000 Veterans which will directly support their financial well-being.”
The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Quick Facts
The maximum Disability Award will be increased from $314,723.89 to $360,000 on April 1, 2017. In addition, Death and Detention Benefit amounts will be increased accordingly. This is consistent with the recommendations made by the Veterans Ombudsman and the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.
The maximum Disability Award lump sum amount will be comparable to or greater than similar non-economic compensation amounts payable in Canada under private and public sectors insurance plans, by the Workers’ Compensation Board or as non-pecuniary damages awarded by Canadian courts.
Any Veterans who received a Disability Award more than two years ago and who are not currently receiving monthly program benefits from Veterans Affairs Canada are encouraged to contact the Department at 1-866-522-2122 (toll-free), Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, local time to confirm their address and banking information.
If Veterans do not update their information now, a letter will be mailed the first week of April asking them to complete and return a Verification of Address and Banking Information form.
jtdollah said:Is this true? Will the top up be delayed or reduced?
http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1083919&playlistId=1.3335420&binId=1.810401&playlistPageNum=1&binPageNum=1#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=s4NiuXm
Teager said:It's reduced by the CPI so you get the amount that you should have in the year you received your award. If all your info is good to go with VAC expect payment sometime in April.
slayer/raptor said:I'm still confused, in my case I was at 10% disability in 2015 where I received 30 669.82$ (B) and the 100% was 306 698.20$. So now that the new award has been adjusted, the 2015 100% value is 350 128.13 with 10% being 35 012.81$ (A).
So is my award top up going to be A-B = 4 342.99$
OR:
New award 100% for 2017 is 360 000$ therefore 10% is 36 000$ (C)
So my award would be C-B: 5 330.18$
Any help would be great.