The deadline for Granite Staters to apply for financial help on their statewide property taxes is coming up soon.
The application for the Low & Moderate Income Homeowners Property Tax Relief program is open until June 30. It’s for single homeowners earning less than $37,000 a year or married couples earning less than $47,000 a year, but the program only offers relief toward the residents’ Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) bill. That may be cold comfort for people struggling with additional municipal property taxes.
Eligible program participants pay their full tax bill when it arrives and get a relief check from the state afterward. In 2025, the average aid the state sent to eligible households was around $163. That same year, Granite Staters of all income levels paid, on average, $257 per person toward SWEPT.
Despite the availability of financial relief, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute finds the program is underused. Of the 42,000 households eligible for the aid in 2024, a little under 5,000 received it.
That year, the state disbursed $800,000 in relief grants to recipients.
To enroll in the program, Granite Staters can apply online using the state’s Granite Tax Connect portal, or they can mail in an application. People can also contact their town or city offices to learn about eligibility for tax credits on their municipal property taxes.
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