·State program
New Hampshire Property Tax Relief and Local Exemptions
New Hampshire tax relief pathways that may apply to caregiver households, including the Low and Moderate Income Homeowners Property Tax Relief program and locally adopted property tax exemptions or credits for older adults, people with disabilities, people who are blind or deaf, and veterans.
What it offers
New Hampshire does not have a broad wage income tax, so caregiver-relevant tax relief is mainly property-tax based. The Low and Moderate Income Homeowners Property Tax Relief program provides a rebate of all or part of the State Education Property Tax for eligible homeowners who own a qualifying homestead, lived there on April 1 of the claim year, and meet household income limits. Current statutory income limits are $37,000 or less for a single person and $47,000 or less for a married person or head of a New Hampshire household. Claims are filed with the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration, generally during the May 1 through June 30 filing window. New Hampshire law also permits local property tax exemptions or credits for older adults, people with disabilities, people who are blind or deaf, and veterans; amounts and adoption details vary by municipality.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in New Hampshire?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 03
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 04
Which tax year does this apply to, and what form claims it?
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Does your employer already offer this, and have they told staff?
Some credits are claimed by the employer, not by you — asking is the move.