Author: Elizabeth Blessing
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Allegheny County’s Act 50 homestead filing, due March 1, saves most filers about $115.74
Every Allegheny County homeowner who lives in the house they own can ask the county to leave the first $18,000 of assessed value off the tax bill, and the application is due March 1. The county’s Act 50 page says the homestead exclusion “results in $115.74 in annual savings of county taxes for most constituents.”…
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Allegheny County residents 60 and up earning $30,000 or less can save up to $650
Of the property-tax breaks Allegheny County offers, Act 77 is the one that looks at a household’s income. The county Treasurer’s office says residents 60 or older with gross household income of $30,000 or less can receive a 30 percent discount on the real estate tax for their primary residence, capped at a $650 reduction…
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Anchorage seniors can exempt up to $150,000 of assessed value by applying by March 15
Anchorage’s senior exemption takes dollars off a home’s assessed value, not off the tax bill, and the cap is $150,000. The Municipality of Anchorage Property Appraisal office says up to $150,000 of the assessed value may be exempt for an owner who is 65 or older, with applications due March 15 of the tax year…
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New York City homeowners 65 and older with combined income up to $58,399 have until March 15 to apply for or renew the senior property tax exemption
The online application for New York City’s Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption, known as SCHE, has been open since September 28 and closes March 15. Homeowners 65 and older whose combined income stays at or below $58,399 can apply or renew by that date, the city Department of Finance says on its SCHE page. The exemption…
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Social Security adds two-thirds of 1% to a retirement check for each month a worker waits past full retirement age
Social Security adds two-thirds of 1 percent to a worker’s retirement check for each month the worker waits past full retirement age. For anyone born in 1943 or later, that adds up to 8 percent for every full year of delay, the agency’s delayed retirement credits page says. The extra amount keeps building until the…
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The Trump administration would re-enroll Obamacare enrollees who skip a new yearly income check for 2028 without premium tax credits, under a CMS proposal
Auto-renewal could stop protecting premium tax credits if a new federal proposal becomes final. Under a rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services floated on October 23, 2026, an Obamacare enrollee who does not return for a yearly eligibility check would still be re-enrolled for 2028, only without the credits that cut the monthly…
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Medicaid adults flagged under the new work rule get 30 calendar days to show hours, income or an exemption before losing coverage, under CMS’s interim final rule
A Medicaid adult whose state cannot confirm compliance with the new work rule gets a notice and 30 calendar days to respond before coverage can be denied or ended. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set that in its interim final rule, CMS-2454-IFC, which the Federal Register published on June 3, 2026 at 91…
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Target will sell a $30 Thanksgiving meal for six from November 8 through 29
Target is bringing back a Thanksgiving bundle that feeds six people for $30, and the price is good from November 8 through November 29, 2026. That window runs through Thanksgiving on November 26 and three days past it. The retailer announced the deal in an October 22 press release, which also promised a frozen turkey…
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Regular gas averages $4.29 a gallon, down from $4.49 a month ago, AAA says
Regular gas averages $4.29 a gallon nationwide, down from $4.49 a month ago, AAA says. The motor club’s national average for regular unleaded was $4.2892 on October 25, 2026, against $4.4918 a month earlier. That is a drop of about 20 cents over the month, and most of it happened before the last week. For…
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New Mexico Medicaid applicants 65 and older or disabled will get only two months of past bills covered starting in January, and most adults 19 to 64 just one
New Mexico Medicaid will cover only two months of bills from before the application month for applicants 65 and older or with a disability, starting in January 2027. Most adults 19 to 64 will get just one month. The New Mexico Health Care Authority posts the change on its Medicaid changes page, which was last…