The Revenue Department provided the following information, stay tuned for a detailed description of the workshop from Tuesday April 24th

SENIOR CITIZEN INFORMATION:

Board of Revision of Taxes Citizens Service Center (215) 686-4334

Senior Citizen Property Tax Rebate Form (215) 686-8450
Mayor’s Commission on Aging

Low income homeowners, 65 and older, Widows or widowers 50 and over whose spouse was 65 or older and disabled persons 18 to 64 may also qualify. (Income may not exceed $15,000)

Senior Citizen Low Income Real Estate Tax Provisions (215) 686-6442
Philadelphia Revenue Department

Low income homeowners, 65 and older, Widows or widowers 50 and over whose spouse was 65 or older may qualify. Income guidelines are the same as for PACE ($14,000 individual and $17,200 for married couple). You need not reapply once qualified, if circumstances do not change. Each tax bill will include an application, guidelines and information on how to apply. (Applications should be available last week of November –no information will be given prior to this time)

Installment Payment Program (215) 686-6442
Philadelphia Revenue Dept. (Applications should be available around the 2nd week of November with a filing deadline of Feruary 28th.- no information will be given prior to this time)

Property Tax/Rent Program (215) 560-2056
Senior Citizen State Rebate
PA State Office

You can now deduct 50% of the Social Security SSI or Railroad Retirement benefits from your income. The rebate program refunds a percentage of Property tax or rental payments to people 65 or over, widows and widowers 50 or over and disabled persons 18 to 64. Total annual income for a married couple must be less than $17,200 and single individual $15,000.

Claims must be filed by June 30th of each year. Applications will be available around February 1st.

PA Commission on Aging - Helpline (215) 765-9040

Long Term Care Access (215) 765-6580
Information and referral on entitlements and services
Mon.-Frid- 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Older Adult Protective Services (215) 765-9033
24 hour reporting of elder abuse and neglect