New Jersey’s Division of Taxation is set to issue its next round of Senior Freeze checks on Monday, Nov. 2, to homeowners who filed their property tax relief applications between June 2 and Sept. 1, according to the state’s Senior Freeze payment page. Applications filed from Sept. 2 through Oct. 31 are scheduled for a Dec. 1 check. Nov. 2 is also the last day to apply for the 2025 benefit, so the same date marks both a payday and a deadline.
Filing Dates Decide Which Mailing a Senior Gets
The Senior Freeze, formally the Property Tax Reimbursement program, pays back eligible seniors and disabled homeowners for increases in their property taxes. For the 2025 benefit, applications filed in 2026, the Division of Taxation lists four check issue dates:
- Filed before May 1, 2026: July 15, 2026
- Filed May 1 to June 1, 2026: Sept. 1, 2026
- Filed June 2 to Sept. 1, 2026: Nov. 2, 2026
- Filed Sept. 2 to Oct. 31, 2026: Dec. 1, 2026
The payments go out as mailed checks. Kiplinger’s guide to the 2026 schedule describes the dates as the earliest a check can be expected, so a given household’s payment can arrive later depending on processing.
The first round was large. The New Jersey Department of the Treasury said in a July 16 release that the division mailed checks to more than 188,000 qualifying seniors starting July 15, totaling over $220 million for Tax Year 2025. The department credited an early review of pending applications with a 75% increase in approvals compared with the same point last year.
Nov. 2 Is Also the Last Day to File the PAS-1
Seniors apply for the Senior Freeze on the combined Application for Property Tax Relief, Form PAS-1, which also covers ANCHOR and Stay NJ. One form serves all three, and seniors must fill it out even if they qualify for only one program. Stay NJ, a separate benefit, is funded in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The state’s property tax relief page says “the deadline to apply for the 2025 application is November 2, 2026.”
The PAS-1 instructions say online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 2, and paper applications postmarked on or before that date count as filed on time…