The Chapter 115 Benefits Program is a Massachusetts state initiative that provides financial aid for food, shelter/housing, clothing, and medical care to veterans and their dependents who have limited incomes.

There are three requirements to get these benefits. You must :

1. be a veteran or a dependent of a veteran;

2. have financial need;

3. live in Massachusetts.

Reach out to the Abington Veterans' Department through email or by phone at 781-982-0056 to schedule an appointment.

To apply you need the following documents:

• DD214 or other discharge certificate

• Income information (such as pay stubs, public benefits award letters, or bank statements)

• Proof of residence  (such as rent receipts, mortgage payments, or a letter from a homeless shelter or transitional

  housing program)

• For Dependents: veteran's or children's birth certificate; or veteran's death certificate