2025 PAS-1 - State of New Jersey Application for Property Tax Relief

Sep 19, 2026

2025 PAS-1 is the State of New Jersey application for property tax relief for seniors and certain disability recipients. It collects eligibility information to determine which benefits a household qualifies for across the Property Tax Reimbursement (Senior Freeze), ANCHOR Benefit, and Stay NJ programs. The form requests filing status, age/disability details, Social Security and birth years for applicants and spouses/CU partners, principal residence ownership or rental status, residency history dates, and key property tax data including block and lot numbers and 2025 billed property taxes.

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Personal and Filing Information

Age and Disability Status

Residency Information

Principal Residence Details

Property Taxes and Payments in Lieu of Taxes

2025 PAS-1 State of New Jersey Application for Property Tax Relief For Seniors and Certain Disability Recipients Complete this application ONLY if • You or your spouse/CU partner were born in 1960 or before, OR • You or your spouse/CU partner were receiving Social Security Disability benefits during 2025, OR • You or your spouse/CU partner were receiving Railroad Retirement Disability during 2025. | If you are
married or in a
civil union, you must provide information for both spouses/ civil union partners, unless you maintain separate main homes. | Your Social Security Number

Spouse’s/CU Partner’s Social Security Number

County/Municipality Code (See Table page 15)
| Last Name, First Name and Initial (Joint filers enter first name and middle initial of each – Enter spouse/CU partner last name ONLY if different) | | --- | --- | --- | | | | Home Address (Number and Street, including apartment number or rural route) | | | | City, Town, Post Office State ZIP Code | Enter the address of your main home on October 1, 2025, if different from the address above. Street Address: ~~ ~~ County/Municipality Code: | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | This is a combined application for the Property Tax Reimbursement (Senior Freeze), ANCHOR Benefit, and Stay NJ programs. The application collects information that the Division of Taxation needs to assess your eligibility for these property tax relief programs. We will determine the benefit(s) you are eligible to receive and issue payments accordingly. | | | --- | --- | | Filing Status
1. Your Filing Status from your 2025 NJ-1040:
A. Single
B. Head of Household
C. Qualifying Widow(er)/Surviving CU Partner
D. Married/CU Couple, filing joint return | Married/CU Partner, filing separately:
E. Each maintains separate residence
F. Both maintain same residence | Age and Disability Status (Fill in all ovals that apply) 2. Your Birth Year | Y | Y | Y | Y | | --- | --- | --- | --- | Your Spouse’s/CU Partner’s Birth Year Y Y Y Y 3a. During 2025 , were you receiving federal Social Security Disability benefit payments? 3b. During 2025 , were you receiving Railroad Retirement Disability benefit payments? Yourself Spouse/CU Partner Yourself Spouse/CU Partner Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Residency Information 4. Did you own/rent your principal residence (main home) in New Jersey on October 1, 2025? If “Yes,” go to line 5. If “No,” you are not eligible for property tax relief benefits. Homeowners who Yes moved in 2025 and answered “No,” see instructions. 5. Indicate your residency status on October 1, 2025. Homeowner Mobile home owner Renter – SKIP TO Signature section Homeowners and mobile home owners Mobile home owners and residents of co-ops and continuing care retirement facilities must see instructions before continuing. 6a. Did you own and live in the same main home in New Jersey from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025? (See instructions) If “Yes,” go to line 7. If “No” and you were a homeowner, go to line 6b. If “No” and you were a mobile home owner, skip to the Signature section. 6b. Were you (or your spouse) born in 1960 or earlier? If “Yes,” go to line 6c. If “No,” skip to the Signature section. 6c. Did you move from one main home you owned in New Jersey to another main home you owned in New Jersey in 2025? If “Yes,” go to Schedule 1. If “No,” skip to the Signature section. 7. Are you filing this application for the same home as last year’s property tax relief benefits? 8. On December 31, 2025, did you own and live in the same New Jersey home that you owned and occupied on December 31, 2022, or earlier? 9. Did you move to your current home between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No | Name(s) as shown on Property Tax Relief Application | Your Social Security Num

FAQs

Who must complete the 2025 PAS-1 application?

Complete it only if you or your spouse/CU partner were born in 1960 or before, or you received Social Security Disability or Railroad Retirement Disability benefits during 2025.

What information is required for married or civil union applicants?

If you are married or in a civil union, you must provide information for both spouses/civil union partners, unless you maintain separate main homes.

What property-related details does the form ask for?

The form collects whether you owned or rented your principal residence on October 1, 2025, residency status, block and lot numbers, and your 2025 billed property taxes, including special handling instructions for certain cases.

Sep 19, 2026

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