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Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
06/28/2012 | Press release
Nearly $238 Million in 2011 Property Tax_Rent Rebates to be Distributed Starting July 1 to Older Adults, Residents with Disabilities
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News for Immediate
Release
June 28, 2012
Nearly $238 Million in
2011 Property Tax/Rent
Rebates to be
Distributed
Starting July 1 to
Older Adults,
Residents with
Disabilities
Deadline to Apply for
Rebate Program
Extended to Dec.
31
Harrisburg - More than
504,000 older
homeowners, renters
and people with
disabilities across
Pennsylvania will be
issued rebates
totaling $237.5
million starting July
1 through the
Property Tax/Rent
Rebate Program.
"Property tax and rent
rebate checks should
begin to arrive
in mailboxes in
the next few
days," said Secretary
of Revenue Dan
Meuser, who noted
that, by law,
rebates are
distributed beginning
July 1. "More
than 139,000
applicants who opted
for
direct-deposit will receive
their rebates on
Monday, July 2."
The Revenue Department
had received more
than 568,000 rebate
applications as of
June 25. More
than 600,000 older
Pennsylvanians and
residents with
disabilities are
expected to benefit
from the program
this year.
The rebate program
benefits eligible
Pennsylvanians age 65
and older; widows
and widowers age
50 and older;
and people with
disabilities age 18
and older. The
income limit is
$35,000 a year
for homeowners and
$15,000 annually for
renters; and half
of Social Security
income is
excluded.
The maximum standard
rebate is $650,
but supplemental
rebates for qualifying
homeowners can boost
rebates to $975.
The Revenue Department
automatically calculates
supplemental rebates
for qualifying
homeowners.
The deadline to apply
for the rebate
program was extended
to Dec. 31;
rebates will continue
to be distributed
as claims are
approved through the
rest of the
year.
Residents can obtain
Property Tax/Rent
Rebate claim forms
(PA-1000) and related
information online at
www.revenue.state.pa.us
or by calling
1-888-222-9190. Forms
and assistance also
are available at
Department of Revenue
district offices
(listed in the
government section of
phone directories),
local Area Agencies
on Aging, senior
centers and state
legislators' offices.
Claimants who already
applied for Property
Tax/Rent Rebates may
check the status
of claims online
at www.revenue.state.pa.us
or by calling,
toll-free,
1-888-PATAXES.
The Property Tax/Rent
Rebate Program is
one of five
programs supported by
the Pennsylvania
Lottery. Since the
program's 1971
inception, older and
disabled adults have
received more than
$5.1 billion in
property tax and
rent relief. The
expanded portion of
the rebate program
is paid for
with revenue from
slots gaming.
Media contact: Elizabeth
Brassell, 717-787-6960
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