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The Wounded Warrior Caregivers Credit — $675 a Year for Looking After a Relative

New Jersey pays an income tax credit to a family caregiver of a relative whose disability arises from service in any war or conflict ON OR AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER 2001. The credit is the lesser of 100% of the federal veteran disability compensation or $675 a year, and it is APPORTIONED where more than one person cares for the same veteran. Income caps: $100,000 filing jointly, head of household or qualifying widow(er); $50,000 single or married filing separately. Claimed on Schedule NJ-WWC or Form NJ-1040-HW.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

New Jersey pays an income tax credit to a family caregiver of a relative whose disability arises from service in any war or conflict ON OR AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER 2001. The credit is the lesser of 100% of the federal veteran disability compensation or $675 a year, and it is APPORTIONED where more than one person cares for the same veteran. Income caps: $100,000 filing jointly, head of household or qualifying widow(er); $50,000 single or married filing separately. Claimed on Schedule NJ-WWC or Form NJ-1040-HW.

What it's worth: The lesser of 100% of the federal disability compensation or $675 a year

  • The credit is the LESSER of 100% of the federal veteran disability compensation or $675 per year.
  • The cared-for person must be a RELATIVE whose disability arises out of service in any war or conflict ON OR AFTER 11 SEPTEMBER 2001.
  • IT IS APPORTIONED among multiple caregivers of the same veteran.
  • INCOME CAPS: $100,000 for married filing jointly, head of household or qualifying widow(er); $50,000 single or married filing separately.
  • Claimed on Schedule NJ-WWC or Form NJ-1040-HW.
  • A pre-9/11 service-connected disability does not qualify, however severe.

Who is entitled to it

  • You care for a relative.
  • New Jersey income tax.

Not sure whether that describes you?

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How to claim it

Deadline: With the annual NJ-1040
  1. 1Check the date of the service the disability arises from. On or after 11 September 2001 is the gate.
  2. 2Check your own income against the cap for your filing status — $100,000 or $50,000.
  3. 3If siblings or others also provide care, work out the apportionment before filing rather than each claiming the full amount.
  4. 4Have the veteran's federal disability compensation figure; the credit is capped by it as well as by $675.
  5. 5File Schedule NJ-WWC with the return.
Form
Schedule NJ-WWC, or Form NJ-1040-HW
File with
New Jersey Division of Taxation
Documents you will need
va benefit summary letter
Annual
Claimed once a year.
Worth knowingThe credit belongs to the caregiver's own tax return, not the veteran's. A caregiver who does not file a New Jersey return at all cannot claim it.

Sources

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