$300 Check In Mail: Bensalem Homeowners Get Township Assistance

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —It arrived in the mail for township homeowners and maybe was a pleasant surprise to many. Some even wondered if the $300 check and the letter they received over the past few weeks were legitimate.

Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo sent an Oct. 1 letter to Bensalem homeowners —naming members of the Township Council as well —that he was delivering on a budget promise to provide $300 as part of the Homeowners Assistance Grant Program.

The letter states that, with the enclosed check, "it is our hope that this will help you to improve and maintain your home."

"For those who are feeling the impacts of our national economy at home, at the grocery store, and at the pump, the Township Council and I are pleased that we are able to maintain the grant in the same amount as last year and that despite the economic crisis we are all experiencing, your township property taxes did not increase and have not increased for nearly three decades," the mayor stated in the letter.

The letter also said that senior citizens (age 65 and over) and the disabled are also receiving $150.

Those grants must meet income eligibility requirements and an application must be submitted to the township. Grant applications are available in the township building or by calling 215-633-3620.

Some residents on the FYI Bensalem Facebook page posted the letter and asked if it was legitimate and many confirmed that it was. They also thanked the township for providing some relief.

One resident stated they thought it was great the township shares revenues generated by Parx Casino with township homeowners.

The letter concludes by telling residents if they have questions about the grant to call the Finance Department at 215-633-3620 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.