Seven weeks remain for eligible Pennsylvanians to apply for a rebate on the property taxes or rent they paid in 2025. The Department of Revenue says the deadline is Dec. 31, 2026, and that the standard rebate tops out at $1,000, up from $650 before the program was expanded. The details are in the department’s Oct. 15 announcement.
The program is open to Pennsylvanians who are 65 and older, widows and widowers who are 50 and older, and people with disabilities who are 18 and older. Applicants also have to fall under an income cap, and they must apply every year.
How the $1,000 Shrinks as Income Rises
The $1,000 figure is the ceiling, not what every applicant gets. The department’s rebate program page sets the maximum standard rebate by 2025 household income. Applicants with income from $0 to $8,550 can receive up to $1,000. From $8,551 to $16,040 the cap is $770, from $16,041 to $19,240 it is $460, and from $19,241 to $48,110 it is $380.
The top of that last band, $48,110, is the program’s income limit for 2026 applications. Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania notes in its guide to the rebate that half of Social Security income is excluded when income is counted…