Country: United States

  • VA Veterans Pension

    Monthly payments for wartime veterans who are 65 or older, or have a disability, and have limited income and net worth.

  • Help with heating and cooling bills (LIHEAP)

    Federally funded help with home energy bills, run by your state, tribe or territory.

  • SNAP food assistance

    Monthly help buying food for households with low income. There are special rules for people aged 60 or over.

  • Medicaid for older adults

    Health coverage run by each state for people with limited income and resources, including many people aged 65 or over.

  • Extra Help with prescription drug costs

    Help paying Medicare Part D premiums, deductibles and copays for people with limited income and resources.

  • Medicare Savings Programs

    State programs that can pay your Medicare Part B premium, and sometimes other Medicare costs, if your income and resources are limited.

  • Medicare

    Federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and for some younger people with disabilities, kidney failure or ALS.

  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

    Monthly payments for people aged 65 or over, or who are blind or disabled, with limited income and resources.

  • Social Security retirement benefits

    Monthly retirement income from the Social Security Administration, based on your work record. You can start as early as 62.