# The Texas disability homestead exemption

> A Texas homeowner who is disabled under the Social Security disability standard gets an additional $60,000 school district exemption from tax year 2025 (Tax Code §11.13(c)), plus a school tax ceiling. It applies to the whole year you become eligible and is claimed on Form 50-114 within one year. Benefits from other programs do not automatically qualify.

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A disabled homeowner gets the same added school exemption and tax ceiling as an owner 65 or older.

## Who counts as disabled

The Comptroller applies the Social Security Disability Insurance standard: you are unable to engage in substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental disability. Receiving disability benefits from another program does not by itself qualify you. Your appraisal district says which documents it needs.

Disabled veterans have separate exemptions based on the VA rating. See the [disabled veteran guide](https://exemptback.com/disabled-veteran-property-tax-exemption-texas).

## What you get

- $60,000 more off school district taxable value (§11.13(c)).
- Any local disability exemption your city, county or district adopted, at least $3,000 where offered (§11.13(d)).
- A school tax ceiling (§11.26).

## If you are both 65+ and disabled

You cannot receive both the disability and the over-65 exemption from the same taxing unit in the same year; you choose one. You can receive them from different taxing units (§11.13(h); Comptroller guidance).

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## Common questions

### Do I need SSDI to get the disability property tax exemption in Texas?

You need to meet the Social Security disability standard. Receiving SSDI is the most common proof; benefits from other programs do not automatically qualify.

### Can I get both the over-65 and disability exemptions in Texas?

Not from the same taxing unit in the same year. You may receive one from one unit and the other from a different unit.

## Sources

1. [Property Tax Exemptions — Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/exemptions/) — Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
2. [Texas Tax Code, Chapter 11 (Taxable Property and Exemptions)](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.11.htm) — Texas Legislature
3. [Texas Proposition 11, Increase Homestead Tax Exemption for Elderly and Disabled Amendment (2025)](https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Increase_Homestead_Tax_Exemption_for_Elderly_and_Disabled_Amendment_(2025)) — Ballotpedia

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