Helping Seniors File for Property Tax Relief Programs

Looking for Property Tax Relief? Our office can help! 

The NJ PAS-1 Application is a combined application for seniors to apply for property tax relief programs. If you are a senior struggling with your property taxes, it’s important to understand what programs are available!

ANCHOR Program

ANCHOR (Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters): 

You are eligible if:

• You were a New Jersey resident, and

• You owned/rented and occupied a home in New Jersey that was your principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2024; and

• Your 2024 New Jersey gross income was not more than $250,000 for homeowners and $150,000 for renters. 

  
  

Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement)

The Senior Freeze program reimburses eligible seniors and disabled residents for property tax increases on their principal residence. 

• You or your spouse were 65 or older on December 31, 2023; or receiving federal Social Security disability payments on or before December 31, 2023.

• You owned and lived in your home or mobile/modular home since December 31, 2021, or earlier

• Income Limits:

  • 2023 — $163,050 or less; and

  • 2024 — $168,268 or less

StayNJ

Stay NJ is a property tax relief program to cut seniors' property taxes in half (up to $6500). The income limit is $500,000. 

The deadline for this combined application is October 31, 2025. Our office has assisted thousands of residents, and we are ready to help you! We take walk-ins! Call us at 856-232-6700 if you need assistance.