Wis. Stat. § 45.10

Every county board shall annually levy, in addition to all other taxes, a tax sufficient to carry out the purposes of this section, such tax to be levied and collected as other county taxes for the purpose of providing aid to needy veterans, the needy spouses, surviving spouses, minor and dependent children of such veterans and the needy parents of such veterans entitled to aid under ss. 45.10 to 45.15 , and to carry out the purposes of ss. 45.16 to 45.185 . Aid may not be denied solely on the basis that a person otherwise eligible therefor owns a homestead which the person occupies as such.