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

http://veterans.ky.gov

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