Mississippi lists 11 veteran benefits: 1 property tax, 2 income tax, 3 education, 1 employment, 1 vehicle, 1 recreation, 1 financial, 1 veterans home.
Veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rated permanent and total by the VA (or 100% based on individual unemployability rated P&T), honorably discharged, are exempt from all ad valorem (property) taxes on the assessed value of their homestead. The exemption also extends to unremarried surviving spouses.
Military retirement pay is fully exempt from Mississippi state income tax under Miss. Code Ann. 27-7-15, which excludes all qualified retirement income (including military pensions and Survivor Benefit Plan payments) regardless of amount or age.
VA disability compensation and military disability retirement pay are not subject to Mississippi state income tax; such payments are excluded from gross income consistent with state administrative code and federal law (38 U.S.C. 5301).
Veterans and recipients of VA education benefits are authorized in-state (resident) tuition rates at Mississippi public institutions regardless of residency status.
Pays tuition for actively serving Mississippi National Guard members attending accredited Mississippi institutions for undergraduate and career/technical study. Requires good standing, MS voter registration, completed Basic Training, and 2.0 GPA. Up to $10,000 per state fiscal year for colleges/universities. Applies to current Guard members, not veterans generally.
Children of Mississippi veterans who are prisoners of war or missing in action receive an eight-semester scholarship, without cost, at state-supported universities and colleges (does not cover books, fees, or materials).
Mississippi guarantees re-employment rights restoring service members to their previous positions, and provides expedited professional licensing reciprocity for military members and spouses (teaching, nursing, engineering, real estate, etc.). Service-connected disabled veterans and law-enforcement/combat-trained veterans receive concealed-carry permit fee exemptions.
Veterans rated 100% service-connected disabled may obtain one special motor vehicle/pickup truck license plate (and separately one motorcycle plate) for a total cost of $1.00.
Resident veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rated by the VA are not required to purchase a hunting or fishing license. Must carry proof of residency and disability status while hunting/fishing unless an exempt license is obtained.
State home-loan program helping eligible veterans purchase a home. Eligibility: Mississippi resident immediately prior to entering service, or two consecutive years of MS residency before applying; other-than-dishonorable discharge; Reserve/Guard with 6+ years or extended Title 10 activation; unremarried surviving spouses; requires a VA Certificate of Eligibility. Specific loan amount and interest rate were not published on the eligibility page, so the dollar value is not stated here.
Mississippi operates state veterans homes (locations include Collins, Jackson, Kosciusko, and Oxford) offering skilled nursing, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and social services. Eligibility: Mississippi residents with an other-than-dishonorable discharge; spouses may also qualify; out-of-state veterans admitted if no MS residents are waiting. Reported no-cost care for veterans with a single rating of 70%+ or those rated 100%/unemployable.
Sources: msva.ms.gov, dor.ms.gov, ng.ms.gov, mdwfp.com, vhpb.ms.gov.
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