OLGT 2022-09: Cross Program: Senior and Veterans Tax Work Off Programs
The Senior Citizens Tax Work Off and the Veterans Tax Work Off are programs available to senior citizens (60 years of age and older) and veterans
who own property and pay real estate taxes in select cities and towns in Massachusetts. Participation in the program yields a reduction to the tax bill of
the senior or veteran.
To be eligible for either program, the name of the participating senior or veteran must appear on the property deed and participants must complete an agreed upon number of service hours
Participants are eligible to receive up to $1,500 in property tax credit (minus the required withholdings for their work).
The tax credit amount will be applied to the participant’s real estate tax bill in the following fiscal year. It is not applied to the current year’s property
tax bill.
Income received from the Senior Citizen Tax Work Off Program and the Veteran Tax Work Off Program is considered noncountable income for SNAP, TAFDC, and EAEDC.
Note: Temporary 2020 Census Workers income was noncountable between January 2020 and October 2021. Any outstanding records for Temporary
2020 Census Worker must be ended in BEACON. If a client is employed by the US Census Bureau the income must be counted and coded in BEACON
with an income Type of Wages.
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