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    FACT SHEET: How Many More Seniors in Every County Will Qualify for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Under Governor Shapiro’s Expansion

    August 04, 2023

    Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Shapiro signed into law a historic expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program, making good on the commitment he made to Pennsylvania seniors during his campaign and in his budget address to ease the burden of rising costs. Under HB 1100, which mirrors Governor Shapiro’s proposed expansion of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program, nearly 175,000 more Pennsylvanians will qualify, and many of the 400,000 seniors who already qualify will see their rebates nearly double.

    This is the first time the program has been expanded since 2006 and the rebate amounts and income limits will increase with inflation, so no senior becomes ineligible just because their Social Security payment increased.

    The new law:

    • Increases the income cap from $35,000 to $45,000 for homeowners
    • Increases the income cap from $15,000 to $45,000 for renters
    • Automatically increases the income cap  to grow with inflation, beginning in claim year 2024
    • Increases the maximum rebate from $650 to $1,000

    Read below to see a breakdown by county of new beneficiaries of the PTRR program under Governor Shapiro’s expansion. 

      County  Additional Number of Eligible Beneficiaries Because of Governor Shapiro’s PTRR Expansion*
    Adams County1,300
    Allegheny County16,500
    Armstrong County1,500
    Beaver County3,200
    Bedford County1,100
    Berks County5,700
    Blair County2,900
    Bradford County1,100
    Bucks County4,500
    Butler County2,400
    Cambria County3,500
    Cameron County100
    Carbon County1,200
    Centre County1,200
    Chester County2,300
    Clarion County800
    Clearfield County1,800
    Clinton County800
    Columbia County1,200
    Crawford County1,800
    Cumberland County2,300
    Dauphin County3,300
    Delaware County4,300
    Elk County700
    Erie County4,800
    Fayette County3,300
    Forest County100
    Franklin County2,200
    Fulton County300
    Greene County600
    Huntingdon County900
    Indiana County1,600
    Jefferson County1,000
    Juniata County500
    Lackawanna County3,900
    Lancaster County5,700
    Lawrence County1,800
    Lebanon County2,100
    Lehigh County4,500
    Luzerne County6,000
    Lycoming County2,200
    McKean County900
    Mercer County2,400
    Mifflin County1,200
    Monroe County1,800
    Montgomery County5,000
    Montour County300
    Northampton County3,700
    Northumberland County2,200
    Perry County600
    Philadelphia County20,300
    Pike County500
    Potter County400
    Schuylkill County3,200
    Snyder County700
    Somerset County1,900
    Sullivan County100
    Susquehanna County600
    Tioga County800
    Union County600
    Venango County1,200
    Warren County700
    Washington County3,200
    Wayne County800
    Westmoreland County6,900
    Wyoming County400
    York County5,600
    Total173,000

    *These estimates used state-level data from the US Census Bureau.

    For more information on this commonsense budget and the investments it makes in Pennsylvania, visit shapirobudget.pa.gov.

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