Homestead tax credits dwindle as fewer people file claims

Lawmakers haven't adjusted program guidelines for inflation, making it harder to qualify.

Homestead credit has been issued to less claimants for less credits over the years

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* Data in shadowed area data subject to change because the claiming window for those years remains open.

Chart: Hongyu Liu/Wisconsin WatchSource: Wisconsin Department of RevenueGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper