Income Programs |
What you get |
Who is eligible |
What to do |
Social Security
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)
Senior Community
Service Employment
|
Cash payment
Cash payment
Job, usually 20 hours per week |
Age 62 or over,
with sufficient work history
Low income and: age
65 or older, or blind or disabled
Age 55 or older and
income $13,825 or less for a couple |
Contact your local
Social Security office or call (800) 772-1213
Contact your local
Social Security office or call (800) 772-1213
Contact your area
agency on aging; The
Eldercare Locator at (800) 6771116 can Give you the
agency’s phone number
|
Food & Nutrition
|
What you get |
Who is eligible |
What to do |
Food Stamps
Meals
|
Money to buy food
Low-cost or free
home-delivered meals or group meals |
Factors include income, assets and expenses
Those with the
greatest need; varies by community |
Contact your local social services office
Contact your area agency on aging;
The Eldercare Locator at (800) 677-1116 can Give you the agency’s phone
number
|
Health Care
|
What you get |
Who is eligible |
What to do |
Medicare
assistance
Programs: QMB, SLMB or QI-1
Medicaid
|
Help paying
Medicare Coverage, such as Part B premium for visits to Doctors
Basic health
services and in some cases long-term care |
Low income; amount
varies
Limited income and
assets; in most states SSI recipients
qualify
automatically |
Contact your social services office or call (800)
633-4227
Contact your social
services office or call (800) 633-4227 |
Housing
|
What you get |
Who is eligible |
What to do |
Public Housing
Housing for the Elderly
|
Subsidized rent
Subsidized rent in
buildings designed for older residents |
Low or moderate
income and disability or age 62 or older
Age 62 or older and
50% or 80% of median income in area
|
Contact your local
housing authority
Contact your local
U.S. Housing and Urban Development office |