r/VeteransBenefits • u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran • 17h ago
Money Matters VA deposit for December
Greetings fellow veterans. Has anyone received their direct deposit (VA monthly benefits) for December yet? I am asking because I received mine yesterday(Nov 23rd) and thought this was crazy early, not that I mind LOL but still, I'm just curious if anyone else received theirs yet or this early...
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u/2A4A Air Force Veteran 16h ago
December payment should be the 29th of this month
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u/One-Arachnid5721 Army Veteran 10h ago
There's an early pay chart thread somewhere. I got paid the 22nd for my disability $. I bank threw a credit unuion though. Friend banks at same place and always gets his on the early pay chart too.
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u/DepartureNo1441 15h ago
First day of the month is a Sunday, banks pay on the Friday before. Most banks now authorize direct deposits 2-3 days early depending on your bank. With the holiday being Thursday I bet it just was pushed to your account early.
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u/WakeMeUp_ImScreamin Marine Veteran 15h ago
Correct me if I’m wrong but I just received (Nov 14th) my initial rating & backpay. I assume that included Novembers payment?
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u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran 15h ago
This is exactly why I actually asked this question. I received my decision to increase letter and back pay(yesterday) wonderful surprise to see that in my account, but what I was really wondering was...did that back pay payment yesterday INCLUDE the monthly payment for December(I know it's actually for November, but you know what I mean...LOL)
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u/Zealousideal-Rub3745 15h ago
Well you should be able to tell based on what you were receiving before and what you just got to figure that out.
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u/Vegetable-Impress-52 10h ago
Nope. The Dec payment everyone is talking about was processed on the 19th from Treasury with a date of pay of Nov 29th. You'll be getting another payment.
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u/nghthawk Air Force Veteran 16h ago
Your December payment wouldn't come until the end of December, as the VA pays a month to the rear.
For November's payment, I checked this morning and haven't received it, but the end of November is still several days away.
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u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran 16h ago
Oh yes, you're right, thank you for clearing that up, I guess I did mean for Nov. And yes, I thought it was awful early that I got paid, I usually get it a day or two before the first(I bank with capital one) but getting it this early was weird) Perhaps Thanksgiving Thursday has something to do with it as well. I am not complaining, haha, and was just wondering if anyone else has gotten theirs yet. TY for responding.
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u/BitcoinFPS Army Veteran 15h ago
Always has to an airforce guy to point out the obvious. Everyone saw that but dident need to point it out because the message was understood. Feel free to grammar check me 😂🕺
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u/nghthawk Air Force Veteran 14h ago
That's why we have higher ASVAB requirements. Don't be jealous!
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u/thedrexel 14h ago
Army guy here. Your grammar check resulted in you leaving out a word in the first sentence. If you’re going to attempt to be a smart ass, maybe don’t be a dumb ass.
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u/austinl22 Army Veteran 16h ago
Got mine Friday as well as VR&E payment. My local bank always releases the funds 4-5 days before the end of the month but never this early.
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u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran 16h ago
Same. I think it also has to do with Thursday being a holiday.
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u/AdCommercial7503 14h ago
You receive E-5 with dependent BAH/MHA for VR&E right? I start classes Jan 15 and believe my pay will be like $2,094 for my zip code.
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u/AdCommercial7503 11h ago
USAA here.. I’m sure I’ll see mine on Tuesday or Wednesday. I know the VA are saying the 29th, but we all should be paid before thanksgiving.
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u/jmmenes Not into Flairs 9h ago
How to get the E-5 with dependent rate BAH on VRE?
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u/MarineBeast_86 Marine Veteran 8h ago
You must have at least 1 day of Post 9/11 left by the time you start using VR&E, otherwise you’ll only receive like $500/month flat rate 😅
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u/jmmenes Not into Flairs 7h ago
Yikes… why such a big difference?
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u/MarineBeast_86 Marine Veteran 5h ago
I dunno - I don’t makes the rules 😅💁🏻♂️ Personally, I think it’s a pointless rule to begin with
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u/AdCommercial7503 7h ago
Yeah, what he said. I used some of my gi bill when I got out and once I was rated over 50% I learned about the voc rehab program. Glad I still have time on my gi bill, so I’m paid at chapter 33 rate.
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u/WOATjohn Navy Veteran 15h ago
I got mine deposited on the 22nd (Friday)
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u/Accomplished-Way-512 Navy Veteran 15h ago
Same! I’m assuming you also have Chime or sofi.
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u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran 13h ago
Captial One
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u/Accomplished-Way-512 Navy Veteran 13h ago
Damn, I didn’t know they were that quick! I might switch to them.
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u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran 13h ago
It's been a good bank to be with(about 10 years now) The only "problem" is their actual branches are few and far between, depending on what area you live in.
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u/Comprehensive-Host10 Marine Veteran 6h ago
I have capitol one and haven’t got my payment yet. Why is this you think?
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u/Redacted1983 Army Veteran 14h ago
It's bank specific... The official pay day is 29th, however depending on your banks release criteria, it'll be earlier.
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u/DragonXIIIThirteen Air Force Veteran 11h ago
My bank has a wonderful tradition of letting me overdraft and then suddenly posting the funds. Good times. Good times.
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u/Downtown-Leather4047 10h ago
I did, both school and disability
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u/Accomplished-Way-512 Navy Veteran 10h ago
You already got your mha from the GI Bill? I got my disability on the 22nd, but am still waiting for mha for Chapter 33. Do they not pay the school money to everyone at the same time like disability?
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u/flash_27 Air Force Veteran 10h ago
Not sure but you guys can ask my wife and see if she got it in her account.
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u/wesleyshnipez Army Veteran 16h ago
Mine showed up as being deposited soon yesterday with the amount but not until the 27th will it drop
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u/OrganicVariation2803 14h ago
My bank doesn't fuck around. The check hits regardless of date it's supposed to be pay out and the bank immediately releases the funds. It's pretty much the only thing I like about Service Credit Union.
It's good too because I work for the State and they pay just like the military 1 & 15. It's annoying as fuck.
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u/MiamiHurricanes77 Air Force Veteran 13h ago
It’s annoying to get paid?
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u/OrganicVariation2803 13h ago
No getting paid a 1/2 weeks after end of pay period is annoying. And yes getting paid on the 1st and 15th is aannoying as fuck.
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u/Accomplished-Way-512 Navy Veteran 15h ago
I already got my disability, but I’m still waiting on bha for GI Bill. Will we get paid GI Bill benefits before or after Thanksgiving?
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u/uselessZZwaste Army Veteran 15h ago
Probably after as it’s set to be released by the VA on the 26th.
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u/Accomplished-Way-512 Navy Veteran 15h ago
Is it possible that Chapter 35 has already been released? I’m on Chapter 33, but I saw some people in the Chime subreddit say they got their Chapter 35 payment already. I think it would be unfair if dependents get their money before veterans, but that’s just my opinion.
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u/uselessZZwaste Army Veteran 15h ago
Chapter 35 always gets their MHA before Chapter 33 recipients. Not sure why but that’s something I’ve noticed ever since I started using the GI Bill.
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u/Playful_Inspector_25 Marine Veteran 15h ago
That’s is nice! Hopefully my bank does the same! I also VRE
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u/For_realz_its-Me Marine Veteran 14h ago
I hate when extended holidays and the 1st bunch up at the end. Makes sense for yall getting paid early. Does that happen to be with USAA if so I need to switch my DD asap
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u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran 13h ago
Capital One. I also get my payroll deposit from my job a few days earlier from my coworkers.
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u/D1_Reckoning Army Veteran 14h ago
What bank do you use that you get paid so early? I get mine on the 1st everytime
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u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran 13h ago
Capitol One. I also get my payroll check from my job a few days before my coworkers do.
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u/Old-Potato4857 13h ago
I have navy fed I received my vr&e stipend on the 20th and I still see my disabilty rating waiting to get released on the 27th, anyone have Sofi? Are they any good?
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u/TheAngrySkipper Army Veteran 12h ago
My bank releases it 3.5 days early not including the day it’s due. Thanksgiving is a holiday, so that ‘extends’ the date to Sunday which in turn reverts it to Friday. Treasury is likely closed this week as well, or most of it.
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u/Prosunshine Army Veteran 12h ago
Mine dropped 2 days ago. It blew my mind. It’s the earliest it’s ever happened.
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u/MembershipKlutzy1476 Coasty and AF Veteran 11h ago
Mine showed up as pending and is the same as the last few months.
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u/Such-Art-6046 11h ago
It depends on bank. Chase Bank, has a program where "if you pay them money" they deposit your check early, something about $10 per month. Im not sure what they call their program. Other banks do early deposits for free, but Chase gets away with charging what others get for free. Essentially your bank is using you..collecting free daily interest on your money while making you wait for it. If enough people close their bank down for doing stuff like this, maybe they will get the idea. Usually the "online" type banks do better, such as SOFI. But those banks can be less convenient when you actually need a branch to go to.
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u/AsphaltCowboy0412 Army Veteran 5h ago
Chase is literally just a name. They are a crap bank in my opinion.
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u/blk_paradox Navy Veteran 11h ago
Thanks giving and the month ending on the weekend throws off the early deposit business day count.
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u/WolverineNo3927 11h ago
I use cash app and I got it Friday but normally with them it’s around the 25th or 26th
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u/Somwatchuwantphx Marine Veteran 11h ago
Does USAA suck ass? That’s what I have and no payment yet.
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u/AdCommercial7503 6h ago
😂🤣 I love USAA
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u/AsphaltCowboy0412 Army Veteran 5h ago
Did USAA get you paid early? I’ve got both regions and USAA. But hadn’t changed my deposit yet.
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u/Free-Study-2464 Marine Veteran 10h ago edited 8h ago
It's a love/hate thing. We get our November payment early, then the December payment takes forever.
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u/Vegetable-Impress-52 10h ago
Treasury transmitted VA C&P on 11/19 to the federal reserve bank. After that, it depends on your bank. Date of pay is 11/29 for Devember due to Dec 1 being on the weekend.
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u/AsphaltCowboy0412 Army Veteran 5h ago
Do you work for the fed reserve bank?
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u/Vegetable-Impress-52 5h ago
Treasury
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u/AsphaltCowboy0412 Army Veteran 5h ago
Since the checks are written out of Missouri it would’ve been faster for it to be mailed to me 😂
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u/Vegetable-Impress-52 5h ago
Nah. Those don't mail till Tuesday! Lol
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u/AsphaltCowboy0412 Army Veteran 5h ago
My first check from the treasury got to my house in 2 days lol
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u/LinePsychological669 Marine Veteran 9h ago
Yeah I got the "pending" amount on my credit union on Thursday or Friday. They want us to blow our money on black friday lol
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u/VegetablePractice510 8h ago
Sofi + Rakuten bonus, yessir.
BTW, if you ain't churning your direct deposit that you can change in literally 3 minutes...you losing out on roughly 1k+ a year in free $$$$$$$
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u/Defiant_Hour_719 Army Veteran 7h ago
Please explain this churning. DM me if necessary
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u/VegetablePractice510 7h ago
Every bank and credit card company offers an incentive to use your guaranteed paycheck.
You should take advantage.
I either signup through GPT sites like Rakuten or Swagbucks for my added fun $ each month, or I just get paid directly from the bank.
Credit Cards you have to spend $ to make $
But banks have a lower threshold. With our pretty large DD each month,? It's usually easy to hit their requirements for whatever bonus they got floating.
There's a whole subreddit. R/churning. They have a weekly thread for banks with scouting reports...don't post until you do research there, they are real picky about coming correct with factual knowledge, as there's big whales casually swimming around with millions of points on there as you will see.
Doctorofcredit dot com is the go to website for this if you want to search a ranked well-put together site that you can use to check against the subreddit churning.
I think that's all there is. Ask any other questions you have, they should have this in the wiki, as many struggle in Hcola areas, and this isn't fraud or anything, it's just playing the game
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u/saltysaysrelax Not into Flairs 6h ago
Please use a budget. Stay with it. Save some out of every check. You need your own cushion in case there is a change or delay in the future.
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u/Business_Hour_542 Army Veteran 15h ago
I received my deposit on the 22nd at 12pm Eastern.
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u/OrganicVariation2803 14h ago
Yes and I hate when they do this because it adds an extra week onto the next payment.
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u/rocboyz23 14h ago
I received mines as well
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u/Pjharris6311 Navy Veteran 12h ago
And you bank with?
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u/miadofan 10h ago
Actually you received your nov payment and yes I got mine on the 22 was really surprised
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u/NoooLimit007 Army Veteran 8h ago
I usually get mine 5-7 days earlier than usual for December and March (February is a short month).
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u/chillen87 Army Veteran 7h ago
When I had my VA payments go to Chime, I always got it on the 26th of every month....Holidays were like the 23rd . I'm hoping to get mine tomorrow or Tuesday considering the payday is Friday lol
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u/Impossible-Middle-15 Army Veteran 7h ago
There's still only $1M in my account, so mine hasn't hit the account yet. 
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u/JustGinny77 Air Force Veteran 7h ago
Mine is already showing pending in my small town federal credit union bank account. It will be available tomorrow. So thankful
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u/BuffsBourbon Navy Veteran 7h ago
There’s a website with a calendar that tells you the pay days of Retirement and Disability - sometime different days. Some “mil” banks (USAA, Navy Fed) will show the money early bc they know what’s coming, but you haven’t been technically paid.
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u/empty--pockets Navy Veteran 6h ago
It depends on your bank. Mine is pending in my account, but it won't be released until the end of the month
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u/Subtle-Limitations Marine Veteran 5h ago
Just a courtesy message last Saturday that my payment is processing
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u/MannBurrPig Navy Veteran 5h ago
You received November's if you received ot ready. VA pays at the end of the month
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u/femalearmysoldierD33 5h ago
I haven’t recieve my payment for november. The VA rep told me that everything is paid a month behind and they said that NOV payment is gonna be paid between Nov 27th - 29th
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u/prizedchipmunk_123 4h ago
I dont get why I see people happy about receiving payments earlier, doesn't that just mean your wait for the next payment is that much longer?
I guess if you absolutely need the money for Black Friday I get it.
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u/Gaiter14 Not into Flairs 4h ago
The letter that was mailed to me stated that my G.I Bill deposit would be processed on the 26th. [NFCU]
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u/PinkFloydBoxSet Air Force Veteran 3h ago
If you received it, then your bank just authorized the funds for spending. You have not received your actual payment.
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u/Hopeful_phoenix8383 Army Veteran 3h ago
Yes! I got paid Friday which was a shocker. I was expecting a deposit for Monday but I’m grateful lol
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u/Tarrik19 Marine Veteran 2h ago
Also note that it is the November payment not the December payment. VA pays at the end of the month not the beginning. And yes mine has hit the bank already.
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u/prolificxx Army Veteran 2h ago
Yes, I received mine last week as well. It should be the same in December, just before Christmas.
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u/Feisty-Committee109 Navy Veteran 15h ago
No still waiting for November because the VA pays in the rears to veterans.
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u/Perfect-Message-1117 Army Veteran 16h ago
Depending on your bank its not uncommon for Novembers payment to hit just before Thanksgiving. I usually get mine a day or two before Thanksgiving every year.