ENHANCING VETERAN BENEFITS

As Your State House Representative, I Will:

Improve the care and benefits for veterans through a combination of healthcare access reforms, tax relief, housing support, workforce initiatives, and modernization of state veteran services through these strategic solutions.

• Create a Connecticut Veterans Affordability Agenda

  • Focus on tax relief, housing assistance, utility assistance, healthcare access, transportation support.

• Expand Property Tax Relief for Veterans

  • increase the state veteran property tax exemption,

  • create additional exemptions for combat-disabled veterans,

  • reimburse municipalities so towns are not financially penalized,

  • allow income-adjusted “circuit breaker” relief for lower-income veterans.

  • This is especially important in suburban communities where housing costs and tax burdens are high.

• Expand Housing Assistance for Veterans

  • create additional transitional housing,

  • expand rental assistance,

  • incentivize veteran-preference affordable housing projects,

  • streamline supportive housing approvals,

  • strengthen legal aid programs for eviction prevention.

• Improve Long-Term Care for Aging Veterans

  • expand state veterans home capacity,

  • improve in-home care support,

  • increase caregiver assistance programs,

  • expand dementia and Alzheimer’s support services.