PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro will visit Upper Darby Monday afternoon to discuss the rollout of the state tax and rental rebates. The program aims to ease the financial burden of housing for older Pennsylvanians and people with disabilities.
Shapiro and Revenue Secretary Pat Browne will visit the Upper Darby Senior Center to announce that $266 million in rebates on property taxes and rent paid in 2023 will be distributed on July 1.
As part of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program (PTRR), the first wave of rebates will be processed to approximately 442,000 older homeowners, renters and people with disabilities across Pennsylvania.
Last year, Shapiro signed a historic expansion of PTRR into law, making 175,000 new Pennsylvanians eligible for the rebates.
“After hearing from seniors across the Commonwealth that we need to do more to lower costs and put money back in their pockets, my administration has worked hard to expand the property tax/rent rebate program for the first time in nearly two decades. years to expand,” Shapiro said in a statement Monday.
According to Browne, Pennsylvania has received 445,000 rebate applications so far this year, which is roughly 100,000 more applications than this time in 2023.
Browne also added that part of those 100,000 additional applications are 80,000 new applicants.
Eligible Pennsylvanians can apply for the rebate online at this link.
For those unable to submit online, potential applicants can find a list of locations where they can apply in person at this link.
