Resist cuts to the Renters’ Credit!

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Minnesota’s Renters’ Credit program provides a special rebate to Minnesotans whose rent is high relative to their income. While renters do not pay property taxes directly, the Renters’ Credit recognizes that owners of rental property pass on the cost of property taxes to renters in the form of higher rents.

Gov. Pawlenty claims that a cut to the Renters’ Credit is justified because property taxes have decreased for apartment owners in recent years. However, this decrease in property taxes has not benefitted renters because those savings have not been passed on to them.

The governor’s proposed cut will result in an average credit reduction of $100 for about 274,000 low-income renters throughout the state. Many Minnesotans rely on the Renters’ Credit to meet basic needs such as delayed dental care, car repairs, school supplies, and prescription drugs. Cutting the Renters’ Credit will harm Minnesota’s most vulnerable families, forcing them to bear a disproportionate share of the cost of balancing the state’s budget.

Our Goal

Join the Minnesota Council of Non-Profits, the Minnesota Budget Project, and organizations around the state in opposing reduction of the Renters’ Credit — a program that helps thousands of vulnerable Minnesotans.

Action You Can Take

Sign on to the Minnesota Renters’ Credit Coalition’s opposition letter to Governor Pawlenty by copying and completing the text below:

We, [the undersigned organization], therefore oppose a cut to the Renters’ Credit.

Contact Person’s Name:
Organization Name:
Organization Address:
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To join the sign-on letter in opposition to cuts to the Renters’ Credit, please provide the above contact information and return to:

Sean Skibbie
Minnesota Budget Project
Minnesota Council of Non-Profits
2314 University Ave. W. #20
St. Paul, MN 55114
Email: sskibbie@mncn.org