After determining your eligibility status, and applying for these and other service discounts, calculate your own monthly costs and savings. Those who are lower-income and eligible for these services and supports may be pleasantly surprised to learn that they may save more, or less, than what is noted in the Sample Monthly Service Discount for Eligible Recipients table below. Service costs may vary a lot by region.
Although it’s possible to lower one’s own bills by doing research and applying for service discounts, Bill Genius takes a cut of the savings if you save any money, but the service can be helpful for those who don’t want to do the work to find available discounts.
One of the easiest ways people of all ages may connect to services and supports they may be eligible for is by going to Benefits.Gov to complete the Benefit Finder Questionnaire. Older adults and people with disabilities may also connect to services and supports for which they are eligible by completing the NCOA’s Benefits Check-Up.
- Health Insurance
- Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Medicaid Eligibility Test / Pre-Screen for Long Term Care
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Medicare
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
- Medicare Savings Programs
- Medicare Prescription Drug Program EXTRA HELP (Part D)
- Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) for Living Independence for the Elderly (LIFE)
- VA Healthcare Benefits
- VA Care Management & Social Work
- Health Resources
- At-Home COVID-19 Tests
- Free, Low-Cost, and Sliding Scale
- Dental Resources
- Charity Care-Help Paying Medical Bills
- Prescription (Rx) Assistance Programs
- Eyeglasses and Eye Exams
- Hearing Resources
- Home Health, Hospice & Palliative Care
- Find Free Food Anywhere in the U.S.
- Mothers & Children
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- (WIC) Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
- National School Lunch Program
- School Breakfast Program
- The Special Milk Program
- Summer Food Service Program
- Child and Adult Care Food Program
- SNAP (aka Food Stamps)
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
- Food Programs for Older Adults
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
- The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
- Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
- Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Congregate Meals
- Meals on Wheels Home Delivered Meals Program
- Food Banks
- Food Pantries
- Farmer’s Markets
- Additional Food Resources
- Transportation
- Lyft Pass (Medicaid/Medicare)
- Medicaid (NEMT/NMT) Transportation
- Paratransit
- Volunteer Driver Programs
- Veterans and Beneficiaries
- Auto Insurance
- Affordable Rental Housing
- Privately Owned Subsidized Housing (Low Rent)
- Housing Choice (aka Section 8) Voucher Program
- Public Housing
- Housing Assistance for Seniors
- Rural Housing Assistance
- Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)
- Housing Discrimination
- Property Tax Exemptions