The 黑料吃瓜网 Renters鈥� Rebate program is now accepting applications. The income based program provides elderly and disabled residents , with money they can use towards rent or utilities.
Renters鈥� rebates can be up to $900 for married couples and $700 for individuals. The average rebate is about $500, according to Martin Heft, undersecretary at the state鈥檚 Office of Policy and Management (OPM).
鈥淭hey go up slightly each year with cost of living, for that they do include rent, utility payments that are actually made by the renter.鈥�
For this year, the income qualification rose to $43,800 for an unmarried individual and for a married couple it鈥檚 $53,400, Heft said.
More than 45,000 elderly renters applied for the program last year, according to on the state鈥檚 rental assistance. About 42,000 of the applicants were unmarried. Hartford had the largest number of applicants last year, with 5,008 applicants.
Many recipients rely on the funds early in the year to help with home heating costs, Heft said. He encouraged residents to begin applying for the program right away now that the application process is open.
鈥淓specially over the holidays when payments are made late October, November, they look forward to that, or to help pay upcoming heating bills,鈥� Heft said. 鈥淵ou have till October 1, but don't wait six months to file if you've got your paperwork and everything ready. Go down and get it done early because as time goes on people forget.鈥�
The application period opened on April 1 and runs through Oct. 1. Recipients should receive their rebate in late October.
