(OIT/NJ Governor’s Office; CC BY-NC 2.0)NJ homeowners making up to $250,000 and tenants making up to $150,000 are eligible
(OIT/NJ Governor’s Office; CC BY-NC 2.0)NJ homeowners making up to $250,000 and tenants making up to $150,000 are eligible
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NJ Treasury to start sending out payments this week
(Ali Eminov from Flickr; CC BY-NC 2.0)Senior Freeze reimbursements are on the way. People have until Oct. 31 to apply for this and other property-tax relief programs
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Reduce new Stay NJ benefit and income threshold, increase Anchor renter benefit, progressive group exhorts

Is there any help for people who can’t afford rising apartment rents or buying a house?
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Many residents under financial pressure are locked out of a new state-funded tax relief program

Fully funding the program will allow countless people to stay in New Jersey
(NJ Spotlight News)Analysis by anchor Briana Vannozzi and budget-finance writer John Reitmeyer
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)New, combined application form for three separate property-tax relief programs
(Rich Hundley III/Governor’s Office)Concerns remain about long-term viability of new Stay NJ program
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Stay NJ gets legislative sign-off as questions grow over its finances
(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)Stay NJ program is set to go into effect in 2026. Some critics are skeptical of its sustainability — and fairness
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A key phrase — ‘ subject to appropriation’ — means the popular relief programs effectively operate on a year-to-year basis

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)Expert panel says direct credits not possible until state upgrades software and technology
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Why not direct credits that lower tax bills, lawmakers ask
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Murphy, lawmakers have laid the ground for ‘Stay NJ,’ an ambitious property-tax relief program, but pending update will detail ways to make it real

Interview: Sen. Declan O’Scanlon
(OIT/NJ Governor’s Office).Murphy and lawmakers pledged even more relief for seniors. What are the chances?

Midnight Friday is the deadline for passage of a balanced budget