Iowa Veteran Benefits
Veteran and military benefits available in Iowa: property-tax exemptions, tuition waivers, license and park-fee waivers, and more — each verified from an official Iowa source.
Disabled Veteran Homestead Tax Credit
Credit equal to 100% of your homestead property tax
Iowa's Disabled Veteran Homestead Tax Credit equals the entire amount of property tax levied on the homestead, for veterans with a permanent 100% service-connected rating (or 100% via individual unemployability). A surviving spouse receiving DIC also qualifies.
Lifetime Hunting & Fishing License
$7 lifetime hunt/fish license; lifetime for disabled vets/POWs
Iowa offers resident veterans (who served on active federal service) a lifetime hunting or fishing license for a $7 fee, and a lifetime hunting & fishing license to veterans with a service-connected disability or who were POWs. A discounted lifetime trout license is also available.
Military Retirement Income Tax Exemption
Military retirement pay is state-tax-free
Iowa does not tax federal military retirement pay or survivor benefit payments — they're fully excluded from Iowa state income tax.
Public Employment Preference
Veterans preference on public hiring
Iowa provides a veterans preference in state and local public employment under Iowa Code Chapter 35C — generally 5 points added to a passing exam score, or 10 points for veterans with a service-connected disability.
Veteran Specialty License Plates
Veteran & disabled-veteran plates
Iowa offers specialty license plates to honorably discharged veterans (per Iowa Code Section 35.1), including designs for disabled veterans and specific service recognition.