Section 530.210  Claimant Eligibility Qualifications

a)         In order to be eligible to participate in this program for the 1998 and 1999 claim years, each claimant must:

1)         file a timely claim in accordance with the dates designated in Section 530.215(a); and

2)         meet one of the following requirements:

A)        be 65 years of age or older prior to January 1 of the calendar year in which a claim is filed; or

B)        become 65 years of age during the calendar year in which a claim is filed; or

C)        be the surviving spouse of a claimant, who at the time of death received or was entitled to receive a property tax grant, which surviving spouse will become 65 years of age within the 24 months immediately following the death of a claimant and which surviving spouse, but for his or her age, is otherwise qualified to receive a property tax grant; or

D)        be disabled prior to January 1 of the calendar year in which a claim is filed; and

3)         have lived in a residence in Illinois during the claim year for which the claimant's household is liable for the payment of property taxes accrued or has paid rent constituting property taxes accrued; and

4)         be domiciled in Illinois at the time he or she files a claim; and

5)         have a maximum household income of less than $16,000.

b)         In order to be eligible to participate in this program for the 2000 claim year and later claim years, each claimant must:

1)         file a timely claim in accordance with the dates designated in Section 530.215(a); and

2)         meet one of the following requirements:

A)        be 65 years of age or older prior to January 1 of the calendar year in which a claim is filed; or

B)        become 65 years of age during the calendar year in which a claim is filed; or

C)        be the surviving spouse of a claimant, who at the time of death received or was entitled to receive a property tax grant, which surviving spouse will become 65 years of age within the 24 months immediately following the death of a claimant and which surviving spouse, but for his or her age, is otherwise qualified to receive a property tax grant; or

D)        be disabled prior to January 1 of the calendar year in which the claim is filed; and

3)         have lived in a residence in Illinois during the claim year for which the claimant's household is liable for the payment of property taxes accrued or has paid rent constituting property taxes accrued; and

4)         be domiciled in Illinois at the time he or she files a claim; and

5)         have a maximum household income of less than $21,218 for a household consisting of one person, $28,480 for a household consisting of either two persons or one person and one additional resident, or $35,740 for a household consisting of either two persons and one or more additional resident or one person and two or more additional residents.  [320 ILCS 25/4(a)]

c)         A claimant's eligibility to participate in this program is not affected by his or her deferral of ad valorem property taxes under the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program [320 ILCS 30].  (See 320 ILCS 25/5.1 and 320 ILCS 30/8.)

(Source:  Added at 26 Ill. Reg. 8437, effective May 24, 2002)