South River Senior Center Newsletter - Borough of South River

Did you know about these benefits?
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If you worked in 2004 and earned:
Federal Credit
• $11,490 single,
$12,490 if married filing
jointly, if there is no
qualifying child, and you
are between age 25-65,
you can receive up to
$390.00.
• $30,338 single,
$31,338 if married filing
jointly, if there is one
qualifying child, you can
receive up to $2,604.
• $34,458 single, $35,458
if married filing jointly,
if there is more than
one qualifying child, you
can receive up to
$4,300.
The Federal Earned Income
Tax Credit (EITC) can help.
The EITC is a refundable
Federal tax credit for eligible
individuals and families
who work and have earned
Federal & NJ Recreation Benefits
Golden Age
Federal Passport
Lifetime entrance permit for
individuals, 62 or older, to
national parks, monuments,
historic sites, recreation areas,
national wildlife refuges
which charge entrance fees.
It also provides a 50% discount
on federal use fees for
facilities and services.
For further information go
to the national park nearest
you, phone (202) 619-7289
or visit web site:
http://www.fs.fed.us/
passespermits/#access
You will be required to provide
proof of age.
income under the listed
limits and other qualifications.
For more information see
your AARP Tax-Aide at the
South River Senior Center
or call the I.R.S at:
1-800-829-1040
NJ State Credit
♦ You raised 1 child in
your home and your family
earned less than
$20,000 you can receive
up to $521.; or
♦ You raised 2 or more
children in your home
and your earned less
than $20,000, you can
receive up to $860.
See your AARP Tax-Aide at
the South River Senior
Center or call:
NJ Senior Citizen
Parks Pass
NJ residents 62 or older can
have a Senior Citizen Pass
which allows them free entry
and free parking at any park,
forest, or historic site administered
by the Division of
Parks & Forestry. (Not including
overnight camping or
other fees)
Applications are made to
Administrative Services, Division
of Parks & Forestry, NJ
Department of Environmental
Protection, PO Box
404, Trenton, NJ 08625-
0404, telephone 1-800-843-
6420 or 609-984-0370.
Proof of age required.
Nutrition Corner
Prepared Meals
at Sayreville
Persons over 60, including
their spouse of any
age, can get one hot
meal per day up to five
days a week at the
Sayreville Senior Center.
Transportation is provided
by the South
River Senior Center
Friday mornings only.
Why not schedule a
Friday visit? Meals are
$2 - 2.50 each.
Why not get out of
the house?
$225.00 Check
Home Delivered
Meals
Nutritious meals for
homebound seniors, age
60 and over who must
are homebound due to
illness, incapacitating
disability or isolation.
A formal needs assessment
is required; however
there are no income
requirements.
Contact the South
River Office on Aging
or call the Middlesex
County Office on Aging
at 732-745-3293 before
you apply.
Proof of age or a
County ID is required.
1-888-895-9179 Utility Assistance
LIFELINE is a utility assistance program that offers
a yearly benefit of $225 to persons 65 and
over, and to certain disabled persons who are receiving
Social Security disability payments. You
qualify if:
♦ You are a NJ resident at least 65 years of age,
OR at least 18 years of age and receiving Social
Security Disability benefits;
♦ You are single, and your total income is
less than $20,989.00 OR, are married, and
your joint annual income is less than
$25,735.00.
♦ You received utility bills in your name or
spouse's name, OR you are a tenant and do
not receive utility bills, but the cost of your
utilities is included in the rent.
This amount will help you to pay for the increased
cost of utilities.
You must APPLY to get paid!!!
For more information, please contact South River
Office on Aging to make an appointment.