Apply for financial help for veterans

Veterans and their dependents can apply for financial help from Massachusetts. 

To apply for veterans' benefits in Massachusetts, you should contact your community's Veterans Service Officer (VSO). There is a VSO assigned to every city and town in Massachusetts. 

Find if you're an eligible veteran or dependent here.

If you are a veteran, your VSO may ask you for the following documents, including: 

• DD214 or other discharge certificate
• Income verification (pay stubs, award letters or other documents showing monthly income)
• Shelter verification (rent receipt or mortgage payment)

If you are the dependent of a veteran, your VSO may ask you for proof that you're an eligible dependent, including: 

• Marriage certificate (for spouse or widow/widower of a veteran)
• Birth certificate or adoption record with name of eligible veteran as parent (for child of a veteran)
• Death certificate (for widow/widower of a veteran, child of deceased veteran)
• Birth certificate of veteran with name of parent (for parent of a veteran)
• Public record or statements from the veteran or other knowledgeable people, showing that the applicant stood in place of a parent to the veteran for five years immediately preceding the veteran's wartime service (for person in place of a parent to a veteran)