2025 Medicaid and Veterans Pension Figures Released
Medicaid Spousal Impoverishment Figures
On November 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid released the following increases, effective January 1, 2025:
The Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) will increase to a range of $31,584 to $157,920.
The home equity limit will increase to a range of $730,000 to $1,097,000.
The Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA) will increase to a range of $2,555 to $3,948, with Alaska’s and Hawaii’s MMMNA rising to $3,192.50 and $2,937.50, respectively.
The CSRA and MMMNA figures are used to determine the amount of income and resources that can be retained by a community spouse when their spouse is applying for or receives Medicaid for long-term care.
Veterans and Survivors Pension Figures
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released its current pension rates for Veterans, effective December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2025. The Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR) for VA Pension for Veterans with no dependents who qualify for housebound or aid and attendance benefits is $28,300. The net worth limit for eligibility is $159,240. The MAPR for a Veteran with a dependent spouse is $33,548.
The VA also released the current pension rates for survivors, effective December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2025. The MAPR for VA Survivors Pension for surviving spouses with no dependents who qualify for housebound or aid and attendance benefits is $21,696. The net worth limit for eligibility is $159,240. See the VA’s website for additional figures.
The Veterans Pension program provides monthly payments to wartime Veterans who meet certain age or disability requirements and whose income and net worth are within the specified limits. The VA Survivors Pension program provides monthly payments to qualified surviving spouses and unmarried dependent children of certain wartime Veterans whose income and net worth are within the specified limits.
Takeaways: Please note that each state determines its own Medicaid figures, which must remain within the thresholds set by the federal figures.