Important Information. Form PA-1000 cannot be electronically filed; you will be required to print this form out and mail it in separate from the rest of your Pennsylvania return. All other Pennsylvania forms can be electronically filed.
The Department will accept copies of a birth certificate; Blue Cross 65 Special Card; church baptismal record; hospital birth record; driver's license or PA Identification Card; naturalization papers if your age is shown; military discharge paper if your age is shown; Medicare care; PACE/PACENET care; or passport.
The program's recent expansion became effective on January 16, 2024, when the new claim season opened. The rebate program is open to eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older, widows and widowers age 50 and older, and individuals with disabilities age 18 and older.
Governor Shapiro Extends Deadline to Apply for Property Tax/Rent Rebates to Dec. 31, 2024. Following Governor Shapiro's work to expand the PTRR program for the first time since 2006, roughly 445,000 rebate applications have already been filed this year — including nearly 80,000 first-time filers.
Homeowners & renters receive: If you earned $0-$8,000 in 2023, the maximum rebate is $1,000. If you earned $8,001-$15,000 in 2022, the maximum rebate is $770. If you earned $15,001-$18,000 in 2022, the maximum rebate is $460. If you earned $18,001-$45,000 in 2022, the maximum rebate is $380.