File Your 2008 Homestead Rebate Application (Homeowners)
(Filing is limited to homeowners age 65 or older or disabled.)
Filing deadline for 2008 applications extended to August 17, 2009. (View Press Release)
The eligibility requirements and amounts for 2008 homestead rebates (to be paid in 2009) have not yet been finalized. The following information is based on the proposed State Budget (which must be adopted by July 1, 2009).
The Homestead Rebate Program provides rebates for homeowners and tenants who occupied their principal residence in New Jersey on October 1, paid property taxes on that dwelling either directly or through rent, and whose gross income for the entire year does not exceed certain limits.
Only New Jersey residents who were either homeowners or tenants on October 1, 2008, are eligible for a 2008 homestead rebate. (Provided they meet all the other requirements, those who were homeowners on October 1, 2008, will receive homeowner rebates. Those who were tenants on October 1, 2008, will receive tenant rebates.)
Rebates for Senior and/or Disabled Residents. Rebate amounts for homeowners and tenants who were age 65 or older or disabled as of December 31, 2008, will be calculated in the same manner as the 2007 homeowner and tenant rebates.
Rebates for Nonsenior and Nondisabled Residents. Under the Governor’s proposed budget, no rebates will be issued to homeowners and tenants who were under age 65 and not disabled as of December 31, 2008.
Information about the proposed changes to the Homestead Rebate Program for 2008 (rebates to be paid in 2009) is contained in the Governor’s proposed Budget Updates for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2009.
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