Instructions And Benefits Information For Form Il-1363 - Illinois Department Of Revenue - 2002 Page 6

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Questions about the grant
How much will my grant be?
How can I find out the status of
my grant?
Your grant is figured by a formula using the
amount you paid in property tax or mobile home
You can find out the status of your grant by
tax and the amount of your total income.
visiting our Web site at or
calling “Customer Connection,” our
Renters and nursing home residents: If you
automated telephone service (see Page 19).
live in a residence that is subject to property tax,
your grant is figured using a percentage of the
What if I live in different places
amount you paid in rent or nursing home
during the year?
charges.
You may be eligible for a grant for the time you
If you want to determine the approximate amount
lived in a residence that was subject to property
of your grant, see “How to estimate your grant”.
or mobile home tax. You must provide
When will I receive my grant?
information on each place where you lived. See
Form IL-1363, Step 5 instructions on Page 15
We can process applications (Form IL-1363) filed
for more information.
over the Internet faster than those we receive in
the mail.
What if I live in a nursing home
If you send us your completed Form IL-1363
or public housing?
early in the year, we will issue your grant in three
If the nursing home or public housing unit
to four months. If you send us your completed
where you live is not subject to property tax,
Form IL-1363 after May 1, we will issue your
you are not eligible to receive a Circuit Breaker
grant in approximately 10 weeks.
grant. If you live in a nursing home or public
Your grant will be delayed if we need to request
housing unit that is subject to property tax, you
additional information from you or if funds are not
may be eligible for a grant.
available.
How to estimate your grant
Step 1:
If you were a part-year homeowner and a part-year
Determine the amount of Line 25 on your
renter:
Form IL-1363. Then find the next higher figure under
Divide the amount written on Line 30 of your
“Household Income” (Item 1) across the top of the
Form IL-1363 by 4. Divide the amount written on Line 28
chart.
of your Form IL-1363 by 2. Add these amounts together.
Step 2:
Then find the next lower figure using the “Property Tax”
If you were a homeowner:
column (Item 2) on the left side of the chart.
Find the amount written on Line 28 of your
If you were a mobile home owner and paid lot rent:
Form IL-1363. Then find the next lower figure using the
Divide the amount written on Line 30 of your
“Property Tax” column (Item 2) on the left side of the
Form IL-1363 by 4. Add the amount of your mobile
chart.
home tax (Line 29 of your Form IL-1363). Then find the
If you were a renter:
next lower figure using the “Property Tax” column
Find the amount written on Line 30 of your
(Item 2) on the left side of the chart.
Form IL-1363. Then find the next lower figure using the
If you were a mobile home owner and a property
“Rent” column (Item 3) on the left side of the chart.
owner:
If you were in a nursing, retirement, or shelter care
Add the amounts written on Lines 28 and 29 of your
home:
Form IL-1363. Then find the next lower figure using
Divide the amount written on Line 31 of your
the “Property Tax” column (Item 2) on the left side of
Form IL-1363 by 4. Then find the next lower figure
the chart.
using the “Rent” column (Item 3) on the left side of the
chart.
Step 3:
Find the point on the chart where the column
and row come together. This figure is your estimated
grant.
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Avoid a delay
Apply by March 31
IL-1363 instructions (R-12/02)

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