Thousands of benefit programs help older adults pay for food, prescriptions, health care, utilities and more - and billions of dollars go unclaimed every year because people do not know they qualify. BenefitsCheckUp, run by the National Council on Aging (NCOA), is the free, confidential fix.
Answer a few quick questions (no personal information is shared, and you do not have to create an account to see your results) and the tool matches you with federal, state and local programs you may qualify for - things like SNAP grocery help, Medicare Savings Programs, Extra Help with Part D prescription costs, property tax relief and utility assistance - then shows you exactly how to apply for each one.
Prefer to talk? NCOA's BenefitsCheckUp HelpLine is 1-800-794-6559, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern.
