My Tax Cut Plan also includes extra help for seniors with a new senior bonus. For those who turn 70, and have lived in Jersey for at least a decade, you’ll get a $1,000 credit on your state income tax return.
I will create a new senior bonus and a $1,000 state income tax credit for qualifying seniors.
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Josh’s Tax Cut Plan also includes extra help for seniors with a new “Retire in Jersey” incentive. For those who turn 70, and have lived in Jersey for at least a decade, you’ll get a $1,000 credit on your state income tax return.
Evidence
For those who turn 70, and have lived in Jersey for at least a decade, you’ll get a $1,000 credit on your state income taxes.
Age 65 of Older Exemption. You can claim an additional $1,000 exemption if you were 65 or older on the last day of the tax year.
Assessments
The cited promise was a 2025 campaign proposal to create a new senior bonus and a $1,000 New Jersey state income tax credit for qualifying seniors. The available evidence shows only the proposal itself and New Jersey's existing senior exemption rules, not enactment of a new Gottheimer-backed senior bonus or new $1,000 state income tax credit. There is no evidence that Gottheimer, in federal office or as a candidate, wrote, sponsored, or materially advanced legislation that delivered the promised state tax credit, nor evidence of a serious failed legislative or executive attempt.