Tax Information and Assistance: ANCHOR

This program offers property tax relief to New Jersey residents who own or rent property in New Jersey as their main home and meet certain income limits. This year's ANCHOR benefit is based on residency, income, and age from 2024.

For residents under 65 and not collecting Social Security disability benefits, the ANCHOR filing season will begin in August 2025. We will file on behalf of most eligible residents. We will begin sending those residents their Anchor Benefit Confirmation Letter on August 13, 2025, with details of the upcoming filing. If you do not receive an Anchor Benefit Confirmation Letter, you can file an ANCHOR application on this page. Check back in August for more details.

Senior residents or residents collecting Social Security disability benefits can apply now using the combined application, PAS-1.

Under 65 and Not Collecting Social Security Disability (Homeowners/Renters)

NJ Division of Taxation will file on behalf of most eligible New Jersey homeowners and renters under 65 and not collecting Social Security disability benefits on September 15, 2025, based on information contained in their 2021 application. Anchor Benefit Confirmation Letters will begin sending on August 13, 2025. If you receive a letter and need to change your banking information, or prefer to request a paper check, then you will have to file your own application by August 31, 2025.

If you do not receive an Anchor Benefit Confirmation Letter, you will have the opportunity to file an Application for Property Tax Relief on your own when online filing is available in mid-August.

New in 2025 – NJ Division of Taxation will not be sending out mailers with ID/PIN information to file your application. Instead, all applicants must verify their identity through ID.me while using the online web application.

When applying, have your 2024 property tax details (i.e. County/Municipality Code, Block/Lot/Qualifier, tax amounts) available as well as the gross income reported on your 2024 NJ-1040.

ANCHOR Homeowner Eligibility Requirements

You are eligible if:

• You were a New Jersey resident; and
• You owned and occupied a home in New Jersey that was your principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2024; and
• Your home was subject to property taxes; and
• Your 2024 New Jersey gross income was not more than $250,000.

ANCHOR Renter Eligibility Requirements

You are eligible if:

• You were a New Jersey resident; and
• You rented and occupied a residence in New Jersey that was your principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2024; and
• Your name was on the lease or rental agreement; and
• You paid rent; and
• The rental property was subject to local property taxes, (see Qualified and Non-Qualified Rental Properties); and
• Your 2024 New Jersey gross income was not more than $150,000.

Filing Deadline

The deadline to apply is October 31, 2025.