District of Columbia lists 5 veteran benefits: 1 property tax, 1 income tax, 1 employment, 1 vehicle, 1 veterans home.
Reduces the assessed value of a qualifying disabled veteran's principal residence (no more than five dwelling units) by $445,000 before tax is calculated. Veteran must have a VA total and permanent (P&T) service-connected disability rating, OR be paid at the 100% rating level due to individual unemployability. Veteran must be domiciled in DC, occupy the home as principal residence, hold at least 50% ownership by deed, and the property cannot be owned by a corporation/LLC or held in an irrevocable trust (special-needs trusts excepted). Subject to a household federal AGI income cap (the OTR Oct 2022 release cited the Senior/Disabled relief limit; the DC Mayor's Office of Community Affairs page lists $163,500 total household federal AGI for TY2026). Cannot be combined with the regular Homestead deduction, Senior/Disabled tax relief, or the assessment cap credit.
VA service-connected disability compensation is not subject to DC income tax (excluded from gross income, conforming to federal treatment). Military retirement pay is fully taxed by DC; the pre-2015 $3,000 senior pension subtraction has expired.
Veterans receive preference points for initial appointments to DC government positions (or new appointments after a break in service). Per DCHR E-DPM Chapter 7A: eligible veterans receive 5 preference points; disabled veterans, veterans rated 30%+ disabled, and eligible spouses/survivors receive 10 points. The District also runs a 'Call for Hire' DC Government Veterans Hiring Program for veterans and spouses.
DC DMV offers branch-specific specialty plates (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard). Cost is a one-time $52 application fee plus a $26 yearly display fee, with proceeds donated to the DC Office of Veterans Affairs Fund. This is a paid specialty plate, not a fee waiver.
The District of Columbia does not operate its own state veterans home. Veterans in the DC area are served by the federally operated Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) Washington campus and other federal facilities, not a DC government home. The DC Office of Veterans Affairs (OVA@dc.gov, 202-724-5454) provides referral and advocacy services instead.
Sources: communityaffairs.dc.gov, code.dccouncil.gov, dchr.dc.gov, dmv.dc.gov, ova.dc.gov.
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