Applicants who are 65 and older or actually receiving Social Security Disability benefits on December 31, 2023, or December 31, 2024, can file for Property Tax Relief.

Applications for non-senior and non-disabled applicants will be mailed in the summer of 2025.

This application will require identity verification through ID.me.

Please have ready either:

• One of the following documents: driver's license, state ID, passport card, passport. Make sure you have this ready when you begin the process.


• In some cases, you will be asked for further documentation. If this is the case, you will need either two primary documents or one primary and two secondary documents from this list . We recommend that you prepare those documents just in case you may need them.

This application may require the below information.

• Property information from your Tax Assessor’s office or property tax bill.
• Gross Income reported from your 2024 NJ-1040.

This is a combined application for the ANCHOR Benefit, Property Tax Reimbursement (Senior Freeze), and Stay NJ programs. The application collects information that the Division of Taxation needs to assess your eligibility for these property tax relief programs. We will determine the benefit(s) you are eligible to receive and issue payments accordingly.

Eligibility requirements, including income limits, and benefits available for all New Jersey property tax relief programs are subject to change by the State Budget. Any changes to the eligibility requirements and benefit amounts for 2024 will not be finalized until the completion of the State Budget, which must be adopted by July 1, 2025. For updated information on any budgetary changes to these programs, check the Division of Taxation’s website at: propertytaxrelief.nj.gov or call 1-888-238-1233.