ALLENTOWN, PA — Pennsylvania officials on Thursday spotlighted what they described as the largest targeted tax cut for seniors in nearly two decades, as the expanded Property Tax/Rent Rebate program opened for new applications and continued delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in relief statewide.
The expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program under Gov. Josh Shapiro has already resulted in rebates totaling $314 million for more than 512,000 seniors, widows and widowers, and people with disabilities who applied last year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.
Revenue Secretary Pat Browne joined state lawmakers Thursday at the Casa Guadalupe Center in Lehigh County to encourage eligible residents to apply for rebates on property taxes or rent paid in 2025. The Department of Revenue has begun accepting applications statewide…