Ben Franklin Transit Free Veteran Pass
Ben Franklin Transit, which serves Benton and Franklin counties, lets veterans ride its fixed routes and BFT CONNECT free for life with a Veteran Pass, picked up with proof of…
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Benton County, Washington
Free help with a VA claim
- Benton County Veterans Assistance Fund and Veteran Service Officer. Benton County's Veterans Assistance Fund gives veterans and families at or under 150% of the poverty level vouchers for food, utilities, rent, deposits and application fees, a week of motel for a homeless veteran, dental care up to $2,000, burial up to $1,000, childcare, work equipment and bus passes, through screenings at veterans' posts and the county office in Kennewick. www.bentoncountywa.gov/human_services/veterans_resources/veterans_assistance_fund.php
Find a VA-accredited representative: www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep
Benton County benefits
Benton County Assessor: Senior, Disabled and Disabled Veteran Exemption
The Benton County Assessor's exemption application, revised April 27, 2026, still asks a veteran to tick "an 80% service-connected evaluation or compensated at 100% rate".
Gate: 40% service-connected, from taxes collected in 2027
www.bentoncountywa.gov/government/elected_officials/assessor/tax_relief.php
Benton County Veterans Therapeutic Court
Benton County District Court's Veterans Therapeutic Court, running since June 2019, takes anyone who served in the active, reserve or Guard forces, charged in Benton County with…
Washington benefits that apply here
Washington County Veterans' Assistance Funds
Every Washington county must levy a property tax for a veterans' assistance fund and run a programme for indigent veterans and their families, advised by a board of veterans, and…
Washington Disabled American Veteran and Former POW Plates, Fee Free
One personal-use vehicle registered free of vehicle license fees, plate fees and excise taxes for a veteran with a 100% rating expected to last more than a year, the loss of use…
Gate: 100% service-connected, expected to last more than a year
Washington Free Recording of Military Discharges
Every Washington county auditor must record a resident veteran's discharge without charge, and a certified copy is prima facie proof of service, citizenship and birth.
Washington Income Tax: None Until 2028, Then 9.9 Percent Above $1 Million
Washington levies no individual income tax through 2027, so military retired pay, Survivor Benefit Plan annuities, VA compensation and Thrift Savings Plan withdrawals are untaxed…
Washington Lifetime Disabled Veteran Park Pass
A free lifetime pass at a 30% rating covering day use, camping, moorage, boat launching, and trailer dump at Washington state parks.
Gate: Combined service-connected rating of 30% or more
parks.wa.gov/passes-permits/get-park-pass/lifetime-disabled-veteran-pass
Washington Property Tax Assistance for Widows and Widowers of Veterans
A grant rather than an exemption, paying part of the property tax for an unmarried surviving spouse aged 62 or older, or disabled, whose veteran died of a service-connected cause…
Washington Property Tax Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities
An exemption from regular and excess property tax levies at a 40% rating from taxes collected in 2027 (80% before), or a total disability rating.
Gate: 40% service-connected evaluation, from taxes collected in 2027; Total disability rating
lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Htm/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1106.SL.htm
Washington Reduced Fee Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Disabled Veterans
A resident veteran with a qualifying discharge and a 30% service-connected rating, or 65 or older with any service-connected rating, gets the combination fishing license for…
Gate: 30% service-connected, or any rating at 65 or older
Washington State Veterans Cemetery
The state cemetery at Medical Lake, near Fairchild Air Force Base, buries an eligible veteran at no cost.
dva.wa.gov/veterans-service-members-and-their-families/cemetery
Washington State Veterans Homes
Four state veterans homes, at Orting, Port Orchard, Spokane and Walla Walla, all Medicare and Medicaid certified.
dva.wa.gov/veterans-service-members-and-their-families/veterans-homes
Washington Tuition Waiver for Dependents of Totally Disabled and Fallen Veterans
State colleges must waive all undergraduate tuition and fees for the child or spouse of a veteran who became totally disabled in service or died in service, up to 200 quarter…
Gate: The veteran became totally disabled in service
Washington Tuition Waiver for Veterans and National Guard Members
State colleges may waive all or part of tuition and fees for an eligible veteran or Guard member.
Washington Veteran Designation on a Driver License
A free VETERAN designation on a driver license or identification card for a veteran with a qualifying discharge (RCW 46.20.161).
Washington Veteran and Service Member Owned Business Certification
Free WDVA certification for a business at least 51% owned and controlled by a veteran with a qualifying discharge, a VA compensation or pension recipient, or an active or reserve…
dva.wa.gov/veterans-service-members-and-their-families/veteran-owned-businesses
Washington Veterans Innovations Program
Emergency financial assistance for a post-9/11 Washington veteran in financial hardship, through the Defenders Fund for immediate crises and the Competitive Grant Fund for…
Washington Veterans Preference in Public Employment
Ten percent added to a passing examination score for a wartime veteran not receiving military retirement, and five percent for a veteran who is, or who did not serve in a war…
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.