AMERICANS can receive five relief checks worth up to $1,500 in state-funded rebate schemes.
Those in New York, Maryland, Montana and Pennsylvania can be given the financial support necessary to pay their bills.
Americans can claim rebates in New York, Maryland, Montana and Pennsylvania[/caption]
Every year, different states run stimulus check schemes to benefit their citizens.
This can come as a rebate to account for a rise in something like inflation, or be a program targeting something specific like help paying energy bills.
NEW YORK INFLATION REFUND
New York will send checks worth up to $400 as an inflation rebate to those who filed their 2023 tax return.
Payments will be sent out from the end of September into early October.
Single tax filers earning no more than $75,000 a year will get $200, and those earning between $75,000 and $150,000 will get $150.
This is the same for those who are married but filed separately in 2023.
Joint tax filers who earn up to $150,000 will get the full $400 payment, and those between $150,000 and $300,000 will get $300.
STAR CREDIT
Also in New York, the STAR credit is paid to ease the burden of school property taxes, and is worth up to $1,500.
Most homes that earn less than a combined $500,000 a year will receive $350 to $600 in STAR credit.
Seniors with incomes below $107,300 qualify for the Enhanced STAR benefit.
This pays out anywhere from $700 to $1,500.
Payments are being distributed based on local school tax deadlines, and some counties have got it already.
Those in New York City, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse received the payment in July.
Others will receive it this month and further into the fall.
STAR Checks by Region
Total Relief: $2.2 billion for 2.83 million New Yorkers
- Long Island: $698.4M – 582,000 recipients
- Mid-Hudson: $488.5M – 404,000 recipients
- New York City: $158.6M – 483,000 recipients
- Finger Lakes: $205.2M – 279,000 recipients
- Western NY: $178.5M – 320,000 recipients
- Capital District: $144.5M – 242,000 recipients
- Central NY: $131.1M – 176,000 recipients
- Southern Tier: $109.6M – 156,000 recipients
- Mohawk Valley: $66.3M – 101,000 recipients
- North Country: $47.2M – 88,000 recipients
PENNSYLVANIA REBATE
In Pennsylvania, homeowners and renters in are being paid between $380 and $1,000.
The payments are being sent out to those 65 and older, widows and widowers 50 and over, and anyone over the age of 18 with a disability.
A person’s household income must be below $46,520 to apply, too.
The standard rebate program looks like this:
| Income | Maximum Rebate |
| $0 – $8,270 | $1,000 |
| $8,271 – $15,510 | $770 |
| $15,511 – $18,610 | $460 |
| $18,611 – $46,520 | $380 |
This amount goes up in the supplemental rebate program for those living in Philadelphia, Scranton and Pittsburgh.
The supplemented amount is calculated for property owners with $31,010 or less in income whose property taxes are more than 15% of their total income
| Income | Standard Rebate |
Supplement (Kicker) |
Total Max Rebate |
| $0 – $8,270 | $1,000 | $500 | $1,500 |
| $8,271 – $15,510 | $770 | $385 | $1,155 |
| $15,511 – $18,610 | $460 | $230 | $690 |
| $18,611 – $31,010 | $380 | $190 | $570 |
The deadline to apply is set for December 31, 2025.
MARYLAND ENERGY RELIEF
Maryland is making $200 million available to its residents to help with the cost of their energy bills.
During the last fiscal year, the state received more than 156,000 applications for energy assistance, and more than 117,000 were approved, per WBAL.
Senate President Bill Ferguson, D-District 46, said that each Maryland household will receive two bill credits.
The two rebates will average about $40 per utility bill.
The first credit was paid out towards the end of the summer, and another will be paid across January and February.
MONTANA PROPERTY TAX REBATE
The Montana Property Tax Rebate pays qualifying residents up to $400 in property tax relief on their primary residence for the tax year of 2024.
Montana has received over 197,000 rebate applications as of September 18, per The Ekalaka Eagle.
The deadline to apply for the relief is set for October 1, 2025, and the fastest way to claim is by visiting the website getmyrebate.mt.gov.
Rebates will be issued via a paper check in the mail, and most electronically filed applications are issued within 30 days of filing.
Rebates filed by paper may take up to 60 days to process.
Every year, different states run stimulus check schemes to benefit their citizens[/caption]
