A subsistence allowance is paid each month while enrolled in the Veteran Readiness and Employment program (VR&E). The allowance is based on type of training, rate of attendance (full or part time) and ...

Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) pays for the cost of a military member's meals when dining at their permanent duty station. Although BAS is meant to offset the cost of a member's meals, it doesn ...

A program that allows some rural residents to use food stamps to purchase hunting and fishing equipment has quietly been available in Alaska for at least three decades. But is anyone using it? The ...