Exemptions are available for Alameda property owners who are 65 years or older or who receive SSI/SSDI payments.
Under the Welfare Exemption, an organization's primary operating purpose must be charitable, hospital, religious, or scientific. A qualifying organization's property may be exempted fully or partially from property taxes, depending on how much of the property is used for a qualifying purpose and activity.
Properties owned by qualified non-profit organizations and used exclusively for religious, hospital, charitable, or scientific purposes may qualify for a property tax exemption known as the Welfare Exemption. The Welfare Exemption is co-administered by the Board of Equalization (BOE) and the Assessor.
(Art XIII Sec 3 of the CA Constitution, Rev & Tax 218). How do I qualify for the Homeowners' Exemption? To obtain the exemption for a property, you must be its owner or co-owner (or a purchaser named in a contract of sale), and you must live in the property as your principal place of residence.
Each family's activities are included in a Welfare-to-Work plan the family makes with a county worker. Adults who are not required to participate in Welfare-to-Work are called exempt. Adults who are exempt can continue to get CalWORKs despite not doing welfare-to-work.