Disabled veterans

Disabled veterans and their family members may qualify for additional benefits.

Apply for more benefits

You can apply for additional benefits if your property has homestead status and you're a:

  • Veteran with a service-connected disability
  • Surviving spouse of a veteran
  • Primary family caregiver of a veteran

What you get

You can get a market value exclusion.

  • That means we reduce your property's taxable market value so that you pay less in taxes.
  • Depending on your situation, you could get an exclusion of $150,000 or $300,000.
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$150,000 market value exclusion details

You must be an honorably-discharged veteran with:

  • 70–99% temporary or permanent service-connected disability, or
  • 100% service-connected disability not considered permanent

$300,000 market value exclusion details

You must be one of the following.

  • Honorably discharged veteran with:
    • 100% service-connected disability, and 100% permanent service-connected disability, or
    • 100% unemployability, regardless of disability percentage
  • Surviving spouse of a service member/veteran who:
    • Was permanently and totally disabled
    • Died while serving honorably in active service
    • Died and and you are receiving Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
  • Family caregiver of a veteran with a disability

Apply

Complete and submit the appropriate application form by Dec. 31.

Mail completed application and required documents to the address on the application.

Contact us

Homesteading

Assessing Department

Email Homestead team

Phone

612-673-2483

Fax

612-673-3538

Address

Minneapolis Assessing Department
350 Fifth St. S., Room 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1323

Office hours

8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday

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