UPDATE: NJ ANCHOR property tax relief program
Attention ANCHOR Applicants: Application Deadline Extended to Feb. 28
JANUARY 11, 2023 | The deadline for filing your ANCHOR benefit application is February 28, 2023. We will begin paying ANCHOR benefits in the late Spring of 2023. ANCHOR payments will be paid in the form of a direct deposit or check, not as credits to property tax bills. Homeowners who filed a Homestead Benefit application last year may be able to obtain their ID and PIN numbers online. Renters/Tenants do not need an ID or PIN number to file.
Visit the Division's ANCHOR page for all filing information. 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. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
New Jersey residents soon will receive filing information mailers for the 2019 ANCHOR – Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters – property tax relief program. The ANCHOR program replaces the Homestead Benefit program and expands the amount of property tax relief.
This program provides property tax relief to New Jersey residents who owned or rented their principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2019, and met the income limits.
General online information:
https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/anchor/index.shtmlHomeowners
Information, FAQs & file applications online:
https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/anchor/home.shtmlHomeowners are encouraged to file applications online, but can file applications electronically by phone: 1-877-658-2972
Tenants
Information, FAQs & File Online:
https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/anchor/tenant.shtmlThere is no telephone filing option for tenants. To ask questions via phone, call 1-888-238-1233
In-person assistance is available at Taxation Regional Information Centers in Fair Lawn, Trenton, and Galloway. For faster service, we strongly recommend making an appointment. Learn more about in-person options by visitng https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/contact.shtml
The filing deadline for the ANCHOR Application - Tax Year 2019 - is December 30, 2022.