Homeowners and renters eligible for a state tax rebate might want to check their mailboxes, said Joseph H. Vicari, Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners.
“Eligible residents may have already received, or will soon receive, a letter from the state Division of Taxation saying their ANCHOR rebate will arrive by November 1,” Vicari said.
More than 1.7 million New Jersey taxpayers received tax relief from the Affordable Communities for Homeowners and Renters in 2022.
There is no need to file an application this year if a resident was awarded a rebate in 2022, Vicari said.
“Letters now being sent confirm that the homeowner or renter is eligible and he or she does not need to take any further action to receive the state money this year,” Vicari said.
Additionally, the state will be mailing applications to more than 2 million residents who did not apply for a 2022 rebate but may now qualify for a 2023 grant.
Those awards will be made within 90 days of the state receiving the application.
“These grants are especially important to our seniors living on fixed incomes,” Vicari said.
Anyone who does not receive a state confirmation letter or an application by the end of August should contact either the state Division of Taxation or the Ocean County Office of Senior Services, he said.
The office can be reached at 732-929-2091.
Additional information is also available at anchor.nj.gov.
Letters now arriving in mailboxes also detail how the recipient will receive the money, through either check or direct deposit, he said.
If an applicant’s mailing address and banking information has not changed since the 2022 awards, there is no need to respond to the letter.
Changes can be made until September 30, 2023.
Last year each qualified resident received between $450 and $1,500 under the program.
“Seniors will receive an additional $250 this year in an effort to combat rising costs for food, housing and medicine,” Vicari said.