June 24, 2024 - Upper Darby, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro and Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne visited Upper Darby Senior Center in Delaware County to announce that rebates on property taxes and rent paid in 2023 as part of the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program will start to be distributed on Monday, July 1, 2024, as required by law. This initial distribution will include approximately 442,000 rebates totaling $266 million - critical relief that is going to older homeowners, renters, and people with disabilities across Pennsylvania. This is a significant increase from last year, when 283,468homeowners and renters were issued rebates totaling nearly $132 million as part of the initial July 1, 2023 distribution. Last year, Governor Shapiro signed into law a historic expansion of the PTRR program, making good on the commitment he made to Pennsylvania seniors and people with disabilities during his campaign and in his first budget address to ease the burden of rising costs. Thanks to this expansion, nearly 175,000 Pennsylvanians are newly eligible for the program and the vast majority who qualified in prior years will see their rebates increase and more than half of those newly eligible Pennsylvanians have already applied. List of Speakers:Michael MaloneyGovernor Josh ShapiroDiane HenrySecretary Pat BrowneSenator Tim KearneyDr. Monica Taylor