---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 21.9660"
title: "38"
number: "21.9660"
heading: "Rural relocation benefit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/21.9660"
---

# §21.9660. Rural relocation benefit.


An individual eligible for educational assistance under this chapter is entitled to receive a one-time payment of $500 if the individual—

- (a) Resides in a county (or similar entity utilized by the Bureau of the Census) with less than 7 persons per square mile (as determined by the most recent decennial Census); and
- (b) **Either—**
  - (1) Physically relocates at least 500 miles in order to pursue a program of education for which the individual receives educational assistance under this chapter; or
  - (2) Travels by air to physically attend an institution of higher learning for pursuit of an approved program of education under this chapter if no other land-based method of transportation is available due to an absence of roads or other infrastructure; and
  - (3) Has provided documentation required in [§ 21.9680(c)](/cfr/38/21.9680.md?p=c).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 512, chs. 33, 36 and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 14671, Mar. 31, 2009, unless otherwise noted.