American Legion Department of Connecticut, administrator of the state Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund · Reviewed 2026-09-18
Connecticut Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund (SSMF)
This Connecticut state fund, administered by the American Legion, provides limited temporary assistance to qualifying wartime Veterans and eligible family members who demonstrate financial need. Connecticut residency is required during application and receipt; service, discharge, income and asset rules apply. Assistance may include rent or mortgage interest, utilities and certain medical or funeral expenses. Apply through a local Fund Representative or Veterans Aid Investigator.
The program provider determines eligibility under its own requirements; this is not a government entitlement.
The program is source-verified, but its eligibility rules are not automated in this record.
Program overview
- Program provider
- American Legion Department of Connecticut, administrator of the state Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund
- Source verification
- provider page text
- Rating relationship
- No rating threshold is inferred; confirm any program-specific disability rule with the program provider.
- P&T requirement
- P&T is not inferred from the program title or summary; verify the current official requirements.
- TDIU treatment
- Manual verification required.
- Temporary-rating treatment
- Manual verification required.
- Residency requirement
- Residency or another jurisdiction connection may be required; verify the program-specific rule.
Why this result appeared
No personal scenario was used. This neutral catalog view does not imply that you qualify.
Manual requirements
- The linked provider source confirms that this program or service exists, but the app has not converted every requirement into automatic eligibility logic.
- Confirm current residency, service, discharge, disability, dependent or survivor status, deadlines, benefit amount, and required documents with the program provider.
Suggested application steps
- Open the linked program source and review the current requirements.
- Contact the program provider if any eligibility term, deadline, benefit value, or local procedure is unclear.
- Apply only through the program provider’s process after confirming that the program fits your circumstances.
Documents to consider
- Military discharge or service record, when requested
- Proof of residence or other jurisdiction connection, when requested
- VA decision or benefit summary letter, when disability status is part of the program
- Dependent, survivor, vehicle, property, education, or income records relevant to the program
Limits and caveats
- This program is offered by the named provider, not a government entitlement. Source review is not an eligibility decision or an endorsement.
- Program terms can change between review dates; use the linked official source before relying on a deadline, amount, waiver, exemption, or qualification path.
- The program description was checked against text from the linked provider page or document.
Application, timing, and local administration
- Application requirement
- The program provider may require an application, supporting records, or local filing.
- Filing deadline
- Confirm with the administering agency
- Renewal
- Confirm whether renewal, recertification, or annual filing is required.
- Benefit value or formula
- Varies under the official program rule
- Local warning
- Local administration may vary; manual verification may be required
- Source language
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Source record and freshness
U.S. Department of the Army · Reviewed 2026-08-29
Data version 2026.09.18 · Record version effective 2026-08-29 · Next review due 2026-12-27