Expanding the Disabled Veteran Property Tax Abatement Program
HB 1257 would exempt veterans rated 100% permanently and totally disabled (or compensated at that level) by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from paying property taxes, with a local option for partial exemptions at lower disability ratings. The exemption extends to certain unmarried surviving spouses, including those of eligible veterans and service members who died in the line of duty, are prisoners of war, or are missing in action.
Talking Points
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A veteran rated 100% permanently and totally disabled should not risk losing their home to property taxes.
HB 1257 exempts veterans the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rates as 100% permanently and totally disabled from property tax on their primary residence.
Pennsylvania's current exemption is narrowed by a financial-need test that disqualifies many disabled veterans.
HB 1257 broadens eligibility and adds a local option for partial exemptions at lower disability ratings, reaching veterans the current program leaves out.
The relief follows the family, not just the veteran.
The exemption extends to certain unmarried surviving spouses, including those of service members who died in the line of duty, are prisoners of war, or are missing in action.
Competitive benefits keep disabled veterans and their families in Pennsylvania.
Many states already offer disabled-veteran property tax relief; matching them helps retain veterans and their economic contribution in the Commonwealth.
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