PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate 2026: Apply by Dec. 31 for Up to $1,000

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue says the deadline to apply for a 2025 Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) is Dec. 31, 2026, a Thursday, and household income must be $48,110 or less. The standard rebate is $380 to $1,000, depending on income. The booklet and many other sites still print June 30, 2026; the department extended it in a May 15, 2026 release, and its program page and a June 30, 2026 release both give Dec. 31, 2026. The rebate covers property taxes or rent paid in 2025.

The sections below give the income-to-rebate scale with worked examples (our calculations), who qualifies, how to apply and a printable document checklist.

Pennsylvania rent and property tax rebate amounts by income

The department’s 2025 booklet sets the standard rebate for homeowners and renters by household income. The supplemental column comes from the department’s program page, not the booklet.

Household income	Standard rebate	With supplemental rebate (program page)
$0 to $8,550	$1,000	$1,500
$8,551 to $16,040	$770	$1,155
$16,041 to $19,240	$460	$690
$19,241 to $48,110	$380	$570

The program page says the supplement is calculated automatically for homeowners with income of $32,070 or less whose property taxes exceed 15% of income, and for homeowners in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton. It adds $500, $385, $230 or $190 by band. A renter’s standard rebate cannot exceed $1,000, per the booklet.

Worked examples

These examples are our calculations from the department’s scale, with made-up households. Half of Social Security is excluded from income, per the booklet.

Household	Counted income	Standard rebate
Renter with $18,000 in Social Security and $6,000 in a pension	$9,000 + $6,000 = $15,000	$770
Homeowner with $8,000 in income	$8,000	$1,000
Renter with $17,500 in income	$17,500	$460
Homeowner with $30,000 in income	$30,000	$380
Household with $48,111 in income	$48,111	Over the limit

Who qualifies for the Pennsylvania rebate?

• Income-eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older.
• Widows and widowers age 50 and older.
• People with disabilities age 18 and older.

All three groups must meet the $48,110 household income limit on the department’s program page. The booklet says to exclude one-half of Social Security benefits (Box 5 of the Social Security Administration (SSA) statement SSA-1099), one-half of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), one-half of a State Supplementary Payment and one-half of Railroad Retirement Tier 1 benefits when you count income.

The limit grows with inflation. A law signed Aug. 4, 2023 raised the cap to $45,000 a year and tied it to cost-of-living increases, per the governor’s office. A January 2025 department release listed the earlier limit as $46,520.

Why did the PA deadline move from June 30 to Dec. 31?

The 2025 booklet cover prints June 30, 2026 and says the department may extend the deadline if funds are available. On May 15, 2026, the department announced the extension to Dec. 31, 2026. On June 30, 2026, it said $226.4 million was going to nearly 376,000 Pennsylvanians that week and repeated that the filing deadline for 2025 rebates is Dec. 31, 2026.

Last cycle ended the same way. The department’s Dec. 22, 2025 reminder gave a Dec. 31, 2025 deadline and said it had processed nearly 513,000 rebates totaling more than $314 million as of that date, an interim figure.

How to apply for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate

The booklet says applications can be submitted online through the myPATH portal at myPATH.pa.gov. The program page lists mail and in-person options too. The department says it is free to apply and help is available at hundreds of locations across the state.

The program page lists these documents:

• Proof of age, such as a birth certificate, driver’s license or PA ID, Medicare card or passport.
• Proof of annual income; the booklet says all claimants must submit it.
• Proof of property taxes paid or rent paid.
• Your county’s school district code.
• Renters: a PA Rent Certificate (PA-1000 Schedule RC).
• Ages 18 to 64 with a disability: proof of age and of permanent disability. For Social Security or SSI disability, a copy of the award letter.

When are rebates paid, and what is not yet announced?

The program page says rebates begin to be issued on July 1, by direct deposit or check, depending on the option chosen on the application. The department has not posted when applicants who file late in the year are paid, so none is given here. The opening date for the next cycle, covering 2026 taxes and rent, is not yet announced. Last year the department announced the opening in a Jan. 15, 2026 release.

Mark Dec. 31 on a December 2026 printable calendar and plan the year ahead on the printable yearly calendar. Other help with winter costs is in our heating help and winter shutoff rules story for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and older filers can read about the senior deduction. Property owners elsewhere can check LA County property tax due dates.

Property Tax/Rent Rebate checklist to print

The printable has tick boxes for eligibility, documents to gather and filing steps before Dec. 31, 2026.