19 Apr I didn’t get my Senior Freeze application. What do I do?

Q. I never received my application for the Senior Freeze for this year. What do I do?
— Homeowner

A. The Senior Freeze reimburses eligible New Jersey residents who are seniors or disabled for property tax increases on their principal residence.

The year when you first apply and are approved is called your “base year.”

To be eligible, you (or your spouse/civil union partner) must have been 65 or older, or actually receiving federal Social Security disability benefit payments due to your own disability.

You must have lived in New Jersey continuously for at least the last 10 years as either a homeowner or a renter. Homeowners must have lived in their current home for at least the last three years.

Generally, all income received during the year must be taken into account when determining eligibility, including income that you do not have to report on your New Jersey tax return, such as Social Security, Disability and tax-exempt interest income.

The state started to mail 2022 Senior Freeze blue booklets in mid-February, but if you didn’t receive one, you can still apply.

“We mail PTR-2 booklets to eligible homeowners who applied last year and received reimbursement. In addition, we mail some eligible first time filers a PTR-1 application,” it says on its website. “You can obtain a paper PTR-1 application and forms to remit supporting documents with a PTR-2 on our “Which Form to Use” page.”

The deadline for 2022 applications is Oct. 31, 2023.

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This story was originally published on April 19, 2023.

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