{"data":{"id":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-6207","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"36 M.R.S. §6207","heading":"Income limitations for nonelderly households","body":"A claimant representing a nonelderly household qualifies for the following benefits subject to the following income limitations.\n1.  Benefit calculation.  For claimants representing a nonelderly household, the benefit is calculated as follows:\nA.\nA-1.  Fifty percent of that portion of the benefit base that exceeds 4% but does not exceed 8% of income plus 100% of that portion of the benefit base that exceeds 8% of income to a maximum payment of $2,000; and\nB.  For application periods beginning on August 1, 2009, August 1, 2010, August 1, 2011 and August 1, 2012, the benefit is limited to 80% of the amount determined under paragraph A‑1.\n2.  Income eligibility.\n2-A.  Income eligibility.  For application periods beginning on or after August 1, 2008, a single-member household with a household income in excess of $60,000 and a household with 2 or more members with a household income in excess of $80,000 are not eligible for a benefit.\n3.  Subsidized housing; special needs payment.  A claim may not be granted under this section to claimants:\nA.  Whose housing costs for the year for which relief is requested were subsidized by government programs that limit housing costs to a percentage of household income, except that the exclusion provided by this paragraph does not apply to persons receiving social security disability or supplemental security income disability benefits.\nB.\n4.  Minimum benefit.  A claim of less than $10 may not be granted.","path":["TITLE 36: TAXATION","PART 9: TAXPAYER BENEFIT PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 907: MAINE RESIDENTS PROPERTY TAX PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/36/title36sec6207.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"78801ae9472330cf3fdb08e02b83d054b6d3ced805d7146ed95bc65a02babf67","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-6206","next":"us-me/36-m.r.s.-6208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}