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Town of Westbrook, Connecticut

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Town of Westbrook benefits

Westbrook Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions

Westbrook’s tax benefits page prints the basic veterans’ exemption at $2,000, disability exemptions by rating, a state additional that doubles the basic, a local additional at…

  • Basic veterans’ exemption, as Westbrook’s page prints it: $2,000 under 12-81(19), applied to the assessed value of real estate or motor vehicles, leased vehicles included, on the DD-214 filed with the town clerk by September 30 (read 2026-10-16)
  • Disabled veteran exemption, as Westbrook’s page prints it: Determined by the percentage of disability, rising as of the assessment date after the veteran’s 65th birthday, on the VA rating slip filed before the Board of Assessment Appeals completes its duties in March (read 2026-10-16)
  • State additional veteran exemption, as Westbrook’s page prints it: Doubles the basic assessment exemption, filed February 1 to October 1, re-filed every two years (read 2026-10-16)
  • Local additional veteran exemption, as Westbrook’s page prints it: For veterans meeting the basic criteria and the state’s income limits, filed February 1 to October 1, re-filed every two years; the page prints no amount (read 2026-10-16)
  • Permanently and totally disabled dwelling exemption, as Westbrook’s page prints it: The dwelling the veteran owns and lives in as primary residence, or one motor vehicle, claimed annually not later than January 1 on the OPM form under 12-93 (read 2026-10-16)
  • Current servicemembers’ motor vehicle exemption, as Westbrook’s page prints it: A total exemption on one vehicle for a resident serving as of October 1, and on Connecticut-registered cars for qualifying nonresidents (read 2026-10-16)
  • Specially equipped motor vehicle exemption, as Westbrook’s page prints it: A total exemption for a vehicle specially equipped or modified to transport medically incapacitated individuals, applied for annually (read 2026-10-16)

westbrookct.us/568/Tax-Benefits-and-Exemptions

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.