HARRISBURG, PA — State officials are urging hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians to apply for expanded property tax and rent relief after the Commonwealth distributed $314 million in rebates last year, following the most significant overhaul of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program in nearly two decades.
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue said applications are now open for rebates on property taxes and rent paid in 2025, with expanded eligibility and higher benefit levels already delivering relief to about 512,000 residents statewide.
Revenue Secretary Pat Browne joined state lawmakers at the Casa Guadalupe Center in Lehigh County to promote the program and encourage eligible seniors, people with disabilities, and widows and widowers to apply. Officials said the expansion has transformed a program that had gradually lost reach as income limits failed to keep pace with rising costs…