Pennsylvania Expands Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program
The expansion increases income eligibility and rebate amounts, benefiting an additional 175,000 residents.
- More Pennsylvanians are now eligible for rebates on their 2023 property tax and rent bills, marking the program's first expansion in 17 years.
- The expansion increased the income cap for participants and the amount of money available, with standard rebates now as high as $1,000.
- Homeowners and renters with incomes below $45,000 are now eligible, while the income limits were previously set at $15,000 for renters and $35,000 for homeowners.
- The expansion made 175,000 more Pennsylvanians eligible for the program and increased rebates for many of the 430,000 Pennsylvanians who already qualified.
- Applications for the rebate are open until June 30, with the rebates being sent out beginning on July 1.