'ANCHOR' PROPERTY TAX RELIEF PROGRAM
Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters
The deadline for filing your ANCHOR benefit application has been extended to February 28, 2023.
This program is available to Homeowners and Tenants.
This program replaces the homestead rebate.
To be eligible, homeowners must have:
- Been a New Jersey resident; and
- Owned and occupied a home in New Jersey that was their principal
residence (main home) on October 1, 2019; and
- Paid the 2019 property taxes on their main home; and
- Had 2019 New Jersey gross income of not more than
$250,000.
You do not qualify if your residence was completely
exempt from paying property taxes, or live in campus housing.
To be eligible, tenants must have:
- Been a New Jersey resident; and
- Rented and occupied an apartment or residence in New Jersey that was
their principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2019; and
- Lived in a unit with its own separate kitchen and bath facilities (if
the building had more than one dwelling unit); and
- Paid rent on their main home, which was subject to local property
taxes; and
- Had 2019 New Jersey gross income of not more than
$150,000.
Applicants will choose to receive their benefits either as a
check or direct deposit.
The State of NJ will begin paying ANCHOR benefits in the late
Spring of 2023.
Homeowners who filed a homestead benefit application last
year may be able to obtain their ID and PIN numbers online. Tenants do not need an
ID or PIN number to file.
Visit the Division's ANCHOR page for
all filing information.
The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Due to high call volume, the ANCHOR and Homestead Benefit
Hotline may be unable to take your call at certain times. If that occurs,
please try your call at another time.