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For Immediate Release
May 18, 2009
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New Website Enables Applicants to Check Status of
Property Tax Rent Rebates
(HARRISBURG) -- Pennsylvania residents can now check the status of their
Property Tax/Rent Rebates online, according to Senator Tommy Tomlinson
(R-Bucks).
Tomlinson said the Department of Revenue hosts a new website
www.papropertytaxrelief.com which will provide information on claim status,
rebate amount and the date a rebate is expected to be mailed or
direct-deposited.
Six weeks after a resident has submitted a Property Tax/Rent Rebate
application, he or she may visit the site by entering the following information:
- Social Security number
- Anticipated rebate amount
- Date of birth
Tomlinson said the department will begin distributing checks on July 1, 2009,
but applicants can use the online feature as soon as six weeks has passed from
the application submission.
"The website is a great way to provide information quickly to those who are
waiting for rebates," he said. "I urge residents in my district to use this web
tool."
The Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program provides property tax relief and rent
rebates of up to $650 to many low-income senior citizens.
"This Lottery-funded program -- one of the most successful operated by the
state on behalf of senior citizens -- can be a substantial source of assistance
to older people burdened by high rent or skyrocketing property taxes" Tomlinson
said. "Property taxes and rent are among the two biggest expenses for most
families. This important program is one way that qualifying senior citizens can
recoup some of their money. I encourage all eligible residents to apply."
CONTACT:
Carol Milligan
(717) 787-6725
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