Disabled Persons

A person with a disability also may get exemptions. "Disabled" means either (1) you cannot engage in gainful work because of physical or mental disability or (2) you are 55 years old and blind and cannot engage in your previous work because of your blindness. If you receive disability benefits under the Federal Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program administered by the Social Security Administration, you will qualify.

Disability benefits from any other program, including disabled veterans’ pensions, do not automatically qualify you for this exemption. You may need information on disability ratings from the civil service, retirement programs or from insurance documents, military records or a doctor’s statement. Press here for information about the disabled veterans exemption.

If disabled, you will qualify for a $10,000 exemption for school taxes, in addition to the $15,000 exemption for all homeowners. And any taxing unit can offer an exemption of at least $3,000 from the home value of disabled homeowners.

Call the Montgomery Central Appraisal District at (936) 756-3354 Conroe or (936) 441-2186 Metro to determine which of the taxing units (in which your home is located) offer a disability homestead exemption.