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The Federal Government is distributing free at-home COVID-19 Test Kits by mail to those who sign up.  Every home in the U.S. is eligible to receive 4 tests.  The tests kits are completely free.  Orders will be delivered by the USPS and usually ship in 7-12 days.

► The CDC recommends immediately getting tested if you have any symptoms of COVID-19.  For those who are a close contact to someone who tested positive, the CDC recommends getting tested 5 days after exposure even if you have no symptoms.

For more information and to order your test kits, visit:

www.covidtests.gov

Looking for a local testing location?  Visit: www.211ct.org/covidtesting

• The qualifying income guidelines for the Elderly and Totally Disabled Tax

  Relief Program application to be filed for the 2021 Benefit year are $38,100 for

  unmarried individuals and $46,400.00 for married persons. Application filing

  deadline for the Homeowner Program is May 15, 2022.

  You will need to provide proof of all sources of income including but not

  limited to Social Security, pensions, interest statements, employment, Etc. If you

  filed Income Tax, a copy of the signed and dated document, including supporting

  documentation is necessary to provide. It is extremely important that you bring

  all necessary documentation regarding proof of your income when you arrive for

  your appointment. Items to be included as part of qualifying income are as

  follows:

  *Wages, bonuses, commissions, gratuities and fees, self-employment net income

  (do not include depreciation expense)

  *Net Social Security (Box 5 from SSA-1099), Federal Supplemental Security

  Income, payment for jury duty (excluding travel allowance)

  *Dividends and interest

  *IRA – include only “taxable” amount, NOT “total distribution”

  *Black Lung payments

  *Green Thumb payments

  *Interest or proceeds resulting from gifts received
• *Lottery winnings

  *Net income from sale or rental of real or personal property (do not include

  depreciation, receipts for expenses required when no tax return has been filed)

  *Pensions and annuities-include only “Taxable” amount

  *Veteran’s pension and veteran’s disability payments

  *Railroad retirement

  *Severance pay; UNEMPLOYMENT compensation

  *Worker’s compensation

  *Alimony

  *DSS cash assistance (SAGAP)

  Legal Settlements-Net Proceeds

  *Dependency and Indemnity Compensation from Dept. of Veterans Affairs

  *Cancellation of Debt

  *If property is owned in trust any distributions received from the trust (verified

  with a copy of the trust federal tax return)

  *Capital gains total from previous year only (a capital loss carryover from a

  previous year should be excluded from qualifying income calculations)

  Persons already receiving the Elderly and Totally Disabled Tax Relief

  Program benefits will receive correspondence from the Preston Assessor’s Office

  indicating that this is the year in which you need to reapply for your benefits.

  Please contact the Senior Affairs Office at 860-887-5581 extension 6 after January

  31

  st

  to schedule an appointment.