

To be eligible, household income must be under 80% of Area Median Income as set by HUD and must have experienced loss of income as a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Please click here to view a recording of the session.ĬOVID‐19 Rental & Mortgage Assistance ProgramĪbington Township, through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant COVID‐19 Relief Funds, will provide grants to households to make payments for rent and mortgage. Small Business Assistance Program Q&A SessionĪ Q&A session was held on Tuesday, Novemat 10 AM via webinar. Please click here to use the search tool. Please click here to fill out the application.Īpplicants can verify their business is located within Abington Township by using this search tool from Montgomery County. The Department of Community Development (Department) will continue to accept applications until all funds are dispersed. There is no application fee.ĭepending on the number of employees, a business may be eligible for a grant, subject to the terms below of up to $20,000. Micro enterprises as defined below are also eligible. The Program is available to existing, locally-owned, eligible (eligibility as defined below) businesses located in Abington Township that have been in operation since February 2020 or before. Grant amounts will vary according to need and availability.

This rate is expressed in millage (a mil is equivalent to $1.00 of tax for each $1,000 of assessed valuation.įor example, a property assessed at $20,000 would owe $1,148.40 in County Tax (20×57.42) $330 in Township Tax (20×16.5) and $2,458.20 in AHSD Tax (20×122.91).Abington Township, through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant COVID-19 Relief Funds, will provide grants to eligible Township businesses that are in serious jeopardy of closing due solely to the recent COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic impacts. In accordance with Pennsylvania Law, the County Commissioners, Township Supervisors and School District Board of Directors each have independent authority to set the rate of taxation for properties within their boundaries. There are three separate taxes levied every year on each property within the Township Abington Heights School District Tax, Lackawanna County Tax and Township Tax. You may reach them at this link: PROPERTY TAX This Committee has the authority to hear grievances and appeals from the established collector’s decisions.

In accordance with Pennsylvania Act 32, a county-wide Tax Collection Committee has been established. The EIT rate is 1% and LST amount is $52.00 (if $12,000 in earnings) The telephone number is 61 or email HA Berkheimer has a local office in the Steamtown Mall in Scranton. All Earned Income and Local Service Tax in South Abington Township is collected by HA Berkheimer.
