Stay NJ Income Limit Cut from $500,000 to $200,000 for the 2025 Tax Year
The FY2027 Appropriations Act, signed June 30, 2026, lowered the Stay NJ income limit for the 2025 tax year and added tiered maximum benefits. The 2024 tax year is unchanged.
News & updates
Deadline changes, payment wave announcements, and program news for ANCHOR, Senior Freeze, Stay NJ, and PAS-1 — short, dated, and sourced.
Every Guide Is Now Live — Senior Freeze, Stay NJ, PAS-1, and 3 Free Tools
Full fact-checked coverage of all three relief programs is now published, plus a free eligibility checker, combined relief calculator, and PAS-1 document checklist.
Senior Freeze Checks Are Going Out: First 2026 Wave Issued July 15
The first Senior Freeze payments for the 2025 benefit year were issued July 15, 2026 for applications filed by about May 1. Later filers pay September 1, November 1, or December 1.
Stay NJ: 2025-Year Payments Expected to Begin February 2027
File your PAS-1 by November 2, 2026 and expect the first quarterly Stay NJ installment for the 2025 benefit year around February 2027, subject to state budget appropriations.
Tracking the 2026 NJ Property Tax Relief Season
What to watch for the rest of 2026: ANCHOR auto-file letters in August, the November 2 PAS-1 deadline, and Stay NJ's remaining installments.