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Illinois Cares RX and RX Plus The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act have created a state program that may give you a refund on property taxes, rent, or nursing home charges. It also can help pay for certain prescription medicines. When taxes, rent, or nursing home charges begin to "overload" an elderly or disabled person's income, the Illinois Cares RX and RX Plus law can help. The law provides for a tax relief program and a pharmaceutical assistance program. You must meet one of the following qualifications to participate: You must have been 65 years of age or older before January 1, 2007; or You must become 65 years of age during 2007 (for a partial grant); or You must have been 16 years of age or older before January 1, 2007 and totally disabled; or You must be a widow or widower who turned 63 years of age before the deceased claimant's death; and You must have lived in an Illinois residence in 2006 that was subject to property or mobile home tax; and You must live in Illinois at the time you file the claim for relief; and A one-person household must have an income of $22,793.00 or less; a two-person household must have a combined income of $30,594.00 or less; a three-person household must have a combined income of $38,383.00 or less; and Seniors can now receive Pharmaceutical Assistance coverage in the month they turn 65. (You need to apply at least three months before their 65th birthday.) Please contact the Human Services Division at 847/933-8208 for further information. |
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