Swansea Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions (Clauses 22 to 22F)

The Town of Swansea grants the veterans’ exemptions of G.L. c. 59, s. 5, clauses 22 to 22F, through its board of assessors. The statute sets them as dollars off the tax bill, $400 under clause 22, $750, $1,250 and $1,500 under 22A to 22C and $1,000 under 22E, and exempts the whole domicile under 22D and 22F; a town can add to them only by accepting a local option, clause 22I, clause 22J or section 5C½. Every figure on this entry carries its source and the day it was read. The Board of Assessors’ FY 2027 Exemption Information sheet prints $800.00 under clause 22 (a 10 percent or more disability rating, a Purple Heart, or an unremarried surviving spouse or Gold Star parent), $1,500.00 under 22A, $2,500.00 under 22B, $3,000.00 under 22C, $2,000.00 under 22E, and “Exempt From Taxation” under 22D and 22F. Each is its statute raised 100 per cent, what clause 22J at 100 per cent produces, and the sheet carries no cost-of-living increase, so the amounts read as a clause 22J acceptance without clause 22I; the sheet labels each row with its clause and names no option, and no town meeting vote was found in the town’s online records, so ask the assessors to confirm. The Veterans Agent page names Kevin Serpa the Director of Veteran’s Services, and the EOVS directory lists him at Town Hall Annex, 260 Ocean Grove Avenue (508-676-1831, option 3). The town’s site serves from swanseama.gov, to which town.swansea.ma.us redirects. Chapter 115 benefits, the Commonwealth’s needs-based help with rent, food, fuel and medical costs, are applied for through Swansea Veterans’ Agent: Kevin Serpa, Director of Veteran’s Services. Their amounts are set by the Commonwealth and are the same in every city and town; the statewide chapter 115 entry describes them.