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description: "How VA Aid and Attendance fits with Illinois Veterans' Homes, disabled-veteran property-tax relief and Illinois Medicaid income rules."
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Illinois · VA Benefits

# Illinois VA Aid & Attendance

Last updated 2026-10-20

There's a genuine gap in the public record here: no Illinois-specific HFS or IDHS policy was located that expressly confirms how VA Aid & Attendance income is treated in Illinois Medicaid eligibility or patient-liability calculations.

Other states offer a useful analogy, though not a confirmed answer for Illinois. Texas and Virginia Medicaid manuals, for example, treat VA Aid & Attendance and Housebound allowances — along with VA reimbursement for unusual medical expenses — as excluded income, while still generally counting the base VA pension or compensation. That's a reasonable pattern to expect, but it's not the same as confirmed Illinois policy, so veterans and their families should verify directly with IDHS or HFS before relying on it.

## Sources and official resources

- [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Aid and Attendance and Housebound](https://www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/)
- [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Pension Rates](https://www.va.gov/pension/veterans-pension-rates/)
- [Illinois HFS: Long Term Care](https://hfs.illinois.gov/medicalclients/ltc.html)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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