TRENTON – The Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR) program provides property tax relief to New Jersey residents who owned or rented their principal residence on October 1, 2019, and met the 2019 gross income limits (Homeowners $250,000 and Renters/Tenants $150,000).

Filing deadline was February 28, 2023.

The State of New Jersey is currently issuing 2019 ANCHOR benefits and will continue to distribute payments through the month of May. ANCHOR benefits will be paid in the form of a direct deposit or check, not as credits to property tax bills.

Checks and direct deposits started being sent out/deposited at the end of March. Check your bank account for a deposit. It should show up as “STATE OF N.J./NJ ANCHOR” on the bank statement.

If you filed on time and have not received your benefit, go to https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/anchor/  and click on the button “Check Benefit Status.”

The inquiry system will tell you:

• if your application is in processing;
• if the State of NJ has no record of processing your application;
• the date your benefit was issued.

To use this service you will need your valid Taxpayer Identification Number (such as a Social Security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number) and ZIP code.

For more information, call the ANCHOR Benefit Hotline at 1-888-238-1233 during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.). Have a copy of your filing information available before calling.