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Town of Brooklyn, Connecticut

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Town of Brooklyn benefits

Brooklyn Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions

Brooklyn’s assessor posts the additional veterans exemption and in-service veterans exemption applications, and the survey recorded the specially adapted house and equipped…

  • Additional veterans exemption, as Brooklyn administers it: On the Additional Veterans Exemption Application posted by the assessor; the form prints no amount (read 2026-10-16)
  • In-service veterans exemption, as Brooklyn administers it: On the In-Service Veterans Exemption application posted by the assessor; the form prints no amount (read 2026-10-16)
  • Active duty servicemen motor vehicle tax exemption, as Brooklyn administers it: On the CT Resident in Active Duty Servicemen Motor Vehicle Tax Exemption form posted by the assessor, claiming under C.G.S. 12-81(53) (read 2026-10-16)
  • Military spouse motor vehicle tax exemption, as Brooklyn administers it: On the Soldiers and Sailors Military Spouse Motor Vehicle Tax Exemption form posted by the assessor, a “Military Spouses Residency Relief Act - Claim For Property Tax Exemption” affidavit under the Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended (read 2026-10-16)
  • Soldiers and Sailors motor vehicle tax exemption, as Brooklyn administers it: On the Soldiers and Sailors Motor Vehicle Exemption form posted by the assessor, a non-resident claim under § 574 of the federal Service Members’ Civil Relief Act (read 2026-10-16)
  • Specially adapted house option, as Brooklyn reported it to OLR’s survey: Reported adopted: the house and lot fully exempted (read 2026-10-16)
  • Specially equipped vehicle option, as Brooklyn reported it to OLR’s survey: Reported adopted: a uniform percentage of the assessed value of one specially equipped vehicle (read 2026-10-16)

www.brooklynct.org/495/Assessors-Forms-Applications

Connecticut benefits that apply here

Connecticut Additional Veterans Property Tax Exemption

Every base veteran exemption is increased by at least half again, and by two or three times for a veteran under the income limit.

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_203.htm

Connecticut Counts an Other Than Honorable Discharge as Veteran Status in Defined Cases

Connecticut defines "veteran" to include a person released with an other than honorable discharge based on PTSD, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, or a discharge…

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_506.htm

Connecticut Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption

A sliding exemption from $2,000 to $3,500 of assessed value by VA disability rating, reaching the top figure at any rating above 75 percent or at age 65 regardless of rating.

Gate: A VA disability rating of at least 10 percent

www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_203.htm

Connecticut Full Property Tax Exemption at Permanent and Total Disability

The veteran’s share of the primary residence is exempt from local property tax where VA has found the veteran permanently and totally disabled based on a 100 percent…

Gate: 100% service-connected rating; Permanent and total; Individual unemployability, only where the town adopted section 12-81pp

www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_203.htm

Connecticut Military Relief Fund

Grants of up to $5,000 for a service member or family facing financial hardship connected to military service.

portal.ct.gov/mil

Connecticut Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund

A permanent trust fund, held by the State Treasurer and administered by the American Legion, that pays at least $2,000,000 a year in direct aid for rent, utilities, medical and…

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_506.htm

Connecticut State Employment Examination Preference

Five points are added to a passing examination score for a wartime veteran, ten points if that veteran is eligible for VA disability compensation or pension.

Gate: Eligibility for VA compensation doubles the points

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_067.htm

Connecticut State Park Pass and Hunting and Fishing Privileges

A free lifetime state park pass for a veteran with a service-connected disability, free inland fishing and small game hunting licenses for a person with a qualifying disability,…

portal.ct.gov/deep

Connecticut Veteran-Owned Micro Business Price Preference

The Commissioner of Administrative Services may give a price preference of up to 15 percent to a veteran-owned micro business on state purchases.

www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_058.htm

Connecticut Veterans Residential Services and Healthcare Center

A skilled nursing facility and a residential rehabilitation program on the Rocky Hill campus, plus supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veteran families.

portal.ct.gov/dva/residential-services

Connecticut Wartime Service Bonus

$50 for each month of qualifying active duty, capped at $500 for non-combat service and $1,200 for service in a combat zone.

portal.ct.gov/mil

79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.