Kansas Veteran Benefits
Veteran and military benefits available in Kansas: property-tax exemptions, tuition waivers, license and park-fee waivers, and more — each verified from an official Kansas source.
Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans (K-40SVR)
Refund that freezes your homestead tax at a base year
Kansas refunds, via Form K-40SVR, the increase in a disabled veteran's homestead property tax over a base year — effectively freezing it. Requires a 50%+ VA disability, Kansas residency all year, household income of $58,041 or less, and a home valued at $350,000 or less.
Free Hunting & Fishing License (Disabled Vets)
Free hunting & fishing license for 30%+ disabled vets
Kansas provides free hunting and fishing licenses to Kansas military veterans with a service-connected disability of 30% or more (funded by legislative appropriation and donations, so availability can depend on funding).
In-State Tuition & Military Service Scholarship
In-state tuition; scholarship for post-9/11 combat vets
Kansas grants in-state tuition rates to Kansas veterans at public postsecondary schools, and the Kansas Military Service Scholarship pays tuition and fees for residents who served on foreign soil / in international waters with hostile-fire pay for 90+ days after 9/11.
State Employment Preference
Hiring preference for state jobs
Kansas grants a veterans' hiring preference for state employment. A campaign medal, a service-connected disability, or retirement as an O-3 or below qualifies a veteran for the preference.
Free Disabled Veteran License Plate
Free DV plate, no reg fee (50%+ SC)
Kansas veterans with a 50% or greater service-connected disability are eligible for one free Disabled Veteran license plate with no registration fee on one vehicle.