PSA: City puts supports in place for seniors
Deadline to apply for Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance extended to help ease burden caused by COVID-19
The City of Vaughan is extending the deadline to apply for the Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance program to May 15, marking the latest in a series of measures that have been introduced to provide relief to seniors and help ease the burden caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance (PDF) program is a tax credit in the amount of $377 provided by the City to elderly homeowners who qualify. The deadline to apply has just been extended to May 15 to give more citizens the opportunity to participate. The City also continues to operate its Seniors, Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Disabled Persons Property Tax Deferral program (PDF). The deadline for this program remains Sept. 30.