2017 Homestead Benefit Program

• Most eligible homeowners received their 2016 Homestead Benefit property tax relief around May 1, 2019 in the form of a credit on their second-quarter property tax bill. Some eligible homeowners received it in the form of a check.
• If you received a benefit earlier this year, you will receive an additional credit or check on or about November 1, 2019, due to the State budget recently signed by Governor Phil Murphy. The amount of your additional credit or check should equal the amount you initially received. You do not need to reapply or take any action to receive this additional benefit. Revisit our website in the fall for more information or to check the status of your benefit.

Tenants will not receive rebates for 2017. The amount appropriated for property tax relief programs in the State Budget does not include funding for 2017 tenant rebates.