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Property Tax Relief Programs

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Senior/Disabled Deduction
Veteran Deduction
Disabled Veteran Deduction

Senior/Disabled $250 Deduction: Annual deduction of up to $250 from property taxes for homeowners 65 or older or disabled who meet certain income and residency requirements. IMPORTANT: File this completed claim with your municipal tax assessor or collector.

Part 1 of 2: Printable form can be found at Form PTD and Instructions (state.nj.us) or pick up from the Tax Assessor's office.

Part 2 of 2: Printable form can be found at Real Property Tax Deduction Supplemental Income Form (state.nj.us) or pick up from the Tax Assessor's office.

Veteran $250 Deduction: Annual deduction of up to $250 from property taxes due for qualified war veterans or a veteran who served in peacekeeping missions and operations. This deduction also is available to a surviving spouse/civil union/domestic partner who has not remarried. This benefit application can be picked up at the Tax Assessor’s Office

Printable form can be found at Property Tax Deduction Claim by Veteran or Surviving Spouse of Veteran or Serviceperson (state.nj.us) or pick up from the Tax Assessor's office.

Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans: Full exemption from property taxes on a principal residence for certain totally and permanently disabled war veterans and veterans who served in peacekeeping missions and operations. This exemption also is available to a surviving spouse/civil union/domestic partner who has not remarried.

Printable form can be found at Claim for Property Tax Exemption of Veteran or Surviving Spouse (state.nj.us) or pick up from the Tax Assessor's office.

Senior Freeze
Homestead Benefit-Ended 11/2021
ANCHOR Program-replaced Homestead

Property Tax Reimbursement (Senior Freeze): State run program that allows seniors of 65 or older, or receiving federal Social Security disability benefit payments, who have lived in New Jersey for at least 10 years and who have owned their home for at least 3 years for a reimbursement for each year from the base year who meet certain income requirements. This reimbursement will be in a form of a check to the applicant.

For an application please call 1(800) 882-6597 or visit NJ Division of Taxation - NJ Division of Taxation - Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) (state.nj.us)

Homestead Benefit:

The filing deadline for the 2018 Homestead Benefit was November 30, 2021.
The Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR) program replaces the Homestead Benefit for the 2019 tax year.

Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR)

ANCHOR Program: Allow until the first week in October 2022 to receive your mailer. You can also apply by phone at 1-877-658-2972. ANCHOR payments will be paid in the form of a direct deposit or check, not as credits to property tax bills.

ANCHOR replaces the Homestead Benefit program.

This program provides property tax relief to New Jersey residents who owned or rented their principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2019, and met the income limits.

ANCHOR eligibility is as follows:

Homeowners with incomes of $150,000 or less will receive $1,500.
Homeowners with incomes more than $150,000 and up to $250,000 will receive $1,000.
Renters with incomes of $150,000 or less will receive $450.

The deadline for filing your ANCHOR benefit application is December 30, 2022.

For more information on the ANCHOR program, please visit https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/anchor/index.shtml