YOU only have two weeks left if you want to claim a check potentially worth up to $1,658 in Pennsylvania.

Direct deposit payments for Pennsylvania’s property tax rebate program started going out on July 1, but it’s still possible to earn a payment before the end of the year.

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If you haven’t claimed yet, you can still apply online until January 1.

Who’s eligible

To qualify for the payments, you must fit one of these categories:

• Age 65 and older
• Widows and widowers age 50 and older
• People with disabilities age 18 and older 

You also must make less than $35,000 a year if you’re a homeowner or $15,000 if renting.

How much you’ll earn

The specific amounts vary by income for homeowners:

• Up to $8,000: $650
• $8,000 to $15,000: $500
• $15,000 to $18,000: $300
• $18,000 to $35,000: $250

Meanwhile, if you’re renting, the guidelines are the following:

• Up to $8,000: $650
• $8,000 to $15,000: $500

Additionally, the state announced that everyone who claimed a rebate will also receive an additional check worth 70 percent of the initial refund amount.

That means anyone who qualified for $975 is now in line to take in $1,657.50 total.

How to check the status of your rebate application

You will need your:

• Social Security number
• Claim year
• Date of birth

With that information, the easiest way to check your status is by logging on to the Where’s My Rebate tool.

In 2020, the rebate program sent roughly $213million to more than 440,000 seniors in Pennsylvania.

In total, the program has dispersed more than $7.3billion since it started in 1971.

Rebates across the country

Amid historically high revenue and inflation, several other states have decided to put money back in the pockets of taxpayers.

There were two Illinois tax rebates available this year: an individual income tax rebate and a property tax rebate.

Everyone who is eligible will earn $50 (or $100 if filing jointly), plus $100 per dependent, which is capped at three.

That means a married couple with three children will get a $400 rebate.

The property tax rebate is worth $300, meaning the maximum amount you could earn altogether is $700.

Massachusetts residents will get back as much as 13 percent of what they paid in 2021 state income taxes this month.

There is no reported maximum rebate as it will be calculated in relation to a household’s income.

Those who make around $40,000 per year will see just over $200 in their accounts and those who make $1million or more will see up to $7,000 in rebates.

South Carolina has sent out more than $942million to $1.39million residents over the last few weeks.

Individual income tax rebates have been sent to eligible taxpayers as either direct deposits or paper checks.

The state announced this was just the first wave of payments that went out to residents who had filed their taxes by October 17.

Those who filed after this date will receive their payment in March.

Here are the nine payments going out to residents before Christmas this year.

Plus, The U.S. Sun covered the five states where workers can expect bonuses of up to $5,000.

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