KENTUCKY
Housing Benefits
- State Veterans Long Term Care Facilities
Financial Assistance Benefits
- New Veterans Loan Program
- Homeless Veterans Trust Fund
Education Benefits
- Complete Highschool w/o Tuition
- HS Diplomas for WWII, Korean, and Vietnam War Vets
- Tuition Waiver Program for Veterans and qualifying children, spouses, and un-remarried widows & widowers
Employment Benefits
- Veterans Assistance Program
- Helmets to Hardhats
- VetSuccess Program
- State Employment Preference Points
- Credit for Military Service (Civil Service)
Other State Benefits
- Homeless Veterans Program
- Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing License (50% SCD)
- Special Military-related License Plates
- No-Fee Certified Copies of Records (DD-214)
- Military Retiree Pension Tax Free (Up to $41,110 AGI)
- Women Veterans Program
- Burial Honors
- State Veterans Cemeteries
- Benefit Counseling
Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of the Commisioner
1111B Louisville Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-9203
Toll Free: 800-572-6245
Fax: 502-564-9240
Commissioner: Ken Lucas
Phone: 502-564-9203
Email: ken.lucas@ky.gov
National Guard TAA: Richard Gooch
Phone:502-607-1085
Email: richard.w.gooch.ctr@mail.mil