Program
Post-9/11 GI Bill
Created a major modern package of education and housing-related benefits for veterans who served after September 10, 2001, covering tuition, housing, books, and training support.
Year
2008
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Republican Party
Era
Contemporary Era
Impact Context
Expanded educational and wealth-building opportunities for a new generation of veterans, including many Black veterans, though differences in school quality, debt, labor markets, and family wealth still shaped how fully those benefits translated into long-run gains.
What This Policy Did
Expanded educational and wealth-building opportunities for a new generation of veterans, including many Black veterans, though differences in school quality, debt, labor markets, and family wealth still shaped how fully those benefits translated into long-run gains.
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Sources
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs • Government
Official VA overview of the program's eligibility, tuition, housing, and training benefits.
Congressional Research Service • Government • Jul 31, 2018
CRS report noting that the Post-9/11 GI Bill was originally established by Title V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008.