(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro gestures at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in Ambler, Pa., Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Harrisburg, PA) Governor Josh Shapiro announced yesterday that eligible Pennsylvanians can now apply for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program.The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue is now accepting applications for rebates on property taxes or rent paid in 2025 and this began yesterday. Governor Shapiro and Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne are reminding eligible applicants that the PTRR program provides real financial relief to seniors, widows and widowers, as well as people with disabilities, especially after Shapiro championed an expansion of the program that was historic. The expansion increased the maximum standard rebate to $1,000, which was up from the prior maximum of $650, and it raised income eligibility limits for homeowners and renters, as well as tying the income limits to cost-of-living adjustments. The income limit for applicants of rebates is now $48,110, which is an increase of over $1,500 from last year, thanks to this change. The link to apply online for the PTRR Program can be found by clicking here.
According to a release in Harrisburg yesterday from Governor Josh Shapiro’s office, here is some more information about how to file for this program, more information about eligibility and more information about the PTRR program:
Eligibility/How to File
- The PTRR program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The table below shows the maximum rebate for homeowners and renters who fit this criteria are eligible for, depending on their income in 2025:
| INCOME | MAX STANDARD REBATE |
| $0 – $8,550 | $1,000 |
| $8,551 – $16,040 | $770 |
| $16,041 – $19,240 | $460 |
| $19,241 – $48,110 | $380 |
- Submitting your application online through myPATH by clicking here — in English by clicking here or Spanish by clicking here. It is easy and does not require you to sign up for an account. Filing online gives you instant confirmation that your claim has been successfully filed. Applicants also will have access to automatic calculators and other helpful features that are not available through the paper application.
- It’s free to apply for a rebate and assistance is available at hundreds of locations across the state: Department of Revenue district offices, local Area Agencies on Aging, and state legislators’ offices. You must reapply for a rebate every year as they are based on annual income and property taxes or rent paid during the prior year.
- The easiest way to check the status of your rebate is to use the Where’s My Rebate? tool on myPATH. To check on the status of your claim, you will need your Social Security number, claim year, and date of birth.
- About the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program
During his first year in office, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a historic expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program, which means more Pennsylvanians now qualify — and at the same time — the vast majority who qualified in prior years have seen their rebates increase. This was the first time the program was expanded since 2006. The expansion:
- Increased the maximum standard rebate to $1,000.
- Increased the income cap for both homeowners and renters.
- Increased the income cap to grow with inflation each year moving forward.
- Since its inception in 1971, the PTRR program has delivered nearly $9 billion in property tax and rent relief to some of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents. The PTRR program is funded with revenue from gaming.