Harrisburg, PA — Today, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh and Department of Revenue (DOR) Secretary Pat Browne announced a new partnership between the two agencies to proactively provide information about the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program to Pennsylvanians who already qualify for and receive other public benefits, like Medicaid and the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP). The PTRR program is a lifeline for many Pennsylvanians, providing critical financial relief for older homeowners, renters, and people with disabilities across the Commonwealth.
“The Pennsylvanians who DHS serves — including older adults and people with disabilities — receive benefits like Medicaid and SNAP because they are living on low or fixed incomes and need assistance to take care of themselves and their families, to stay healthy, and to live with dignity. We have a responsibility to connect them with programs they may qualify for to help make their lives, and their families lives, a little easier and less expensive,” said Secretary Arkoosh. “DHS is proud to partner with our colleagues at the Department of Revenue to spread the word about the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program so that even more Pennsylvanians can learn about the program and receive the financial benefits.”
“Thanks to Governor Josh Shapiro’s work to expand the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program for the first time in nearly 20 years, the program is delivering more relief and reaching thousands of Pennsylvanians who are receiving a rebate for the very first time. But we know that there are still many Pennsylvanians who are eligible for a rebate but haven’t submitted an application this year — that’s what makes our partnership with DHS so important,” said Secretary Browne. “We want to do everything we can to encourage eligible applicants to submit an application before the filing deadline of December 31, 2025. If you know someone who might qualify, encourage them to visit pa.gov/ptrr for more information.”
Recently, Secretary Browne has advanced an initiative to proactively identify and reach out to citizens who may be eligible to receive the benefit of a DOR-administered program or tax benefit but who have not claimed the benefit to date. The initiative relies upon public source or other profile information DOR or other state agencies have available. The partnership with DHS will serve as an effective component of this initiative.
During the last week of October, DHS contacted 84,872 Pennsylvanians via email about PTRR and shared information on how to apply for this critical financial relief program. So far this year, DOR has processed approximately 510,000 rebates totaling more than $303 million.
This follows the work last year to deliver 522,434 rebates totaling over $319 million to Pennsylvanians who submitted a rebate application. This was a major increase from the prior year — when 405,493 rebates totaling $192 million were distributed — thanks to Governor Shapiro successfully garnering bipartisan support for a major expansion of the PTRR program.
Eligibility/How to File
The PTRR program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. Eligible applicants must reapply for a rebate every year because rebates are based on annual income and property taxes or rent paid during the prior year.
The table below shows how much homeowners and renters who fit the eligibility criteria are eligible for, depending on their income in 2024:
INCOME | MAX STANDARD REBATE |
$0 - $8,270 | $1,000 |
$8,271 - $15,510 | $770 |
$15,511 - $18,610 | $460 |
$18,611 - $46,520 | $380 |
Submitting your PTRR application online through myPATH — in English or Spanish — is easy and does not require you to sign up for an account. Filing online gives you instant confirmation that your claim has been successfully filed. Applicants also will have access to automatic calculators and other helpful features that are not available through the paper application.
It's free to apply for a rebate and assistance is available at hundreds of locations across the state including Department of Revenue district offices, local Area Agencies on Aging, and state legislators' offices. You can use the DOR online lookup tool to find a location most convenient for you.
The easiest way to check the status of your rebate is to use the Where's My Rebate? tool on myPATH. To check on the status of your claim, you will need your Social Security number, claim year, and date of birth.
The filing deadline for 2024 Property Tax/Rent Rebates has been extended to December 31, 2025. Applications postmarked by that date will be accepted for processing.
About the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program
During his first year in office, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a historic expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program, which means more Pennsylvanians now qualify — and at the same time — the majority who qualified in prior years are seeing their rebates increase. This was the first time the program was expanded since 2006. The expansion:
- Increased the maximum standard rebate to $1,000.
- Increased the income cap for both homeowners and renters.
- Increased the income cap to grow with inflation each year moving forward.
Since its inception in 1971, the PTRR program has delivered more than $8.6 billion in property tax and rent relief to some of Pennsylvania's most vulnerable residents.
For more information on Medicaid, SNAP, and how to apply for benefits, visit DHS’ website.