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Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program deadline approaches
Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Program has recent program changes that extend eligibility to more residents. Two changes this year opened program eligibility to populations previously ineligible to receive rebates: Beginning with claim year 2013, the Department of Revenue will pay property tax and rent rebate claims filed on behalf of claimants who lived at least one day during a claim year and meet all other eligibility criteria. Such claims can be filed by spouses, personal representatives or estates, on behalf of deceased claimants. Income eligibility guidelines for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program have changed so that income increases due solely to Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) will no longer disqualify claimants from receiving rebates…Read More