Seniors
Benefits for older adults: SSI, the Medicare savings programs, and the help many seniors never claim.
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Guides
Medicare Savings Programs: A Little-Known Way to Stop Paying Your Part B Premium
A Medicare Savings Program may pay your $202.90 Part B premium in 2026. See income limits for QMB, SLMB, and QI, and how to apply free in your state.
Lifeline and Other Utility Discounts for Seniors on Fixed Incomes
Lifeline can cut your phone or internet bill by up to $9.25 a month. See if you may qualify for it, LIHEAP, and other bill help for seniors.
Senior Benefits Checkup: 7 Programs Worth Checking Each Year
Use this yearly senior benefits checkup to review Medicare, drug, food, SSI, phone, energy, and housing help. Every application is free.
Helping Your Aging Parent Apply for Benefits: What to Know First
A plain-language guide to help you get authorized to assist your aging parent with Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid paperwork.
SSI vs. Social Security Retirement: Can You Get Both?
See how SSI and Social Security retirement differ, when both checks may be paid, how income affects SSI, and how to ask SSA to check both.
Is Medicare Part D Extra Help Worth It? Who Should Apply
See what Medicare Extra Help pays in 2026, who gets it automatically, current income and resource limits, and how to apply free through SSA.
Programs
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSI pays monthly payments to people who are age 65 or older, blind, or have a qualifying disability and who have limited income and resource…
Medicare Savings Programs (QMB, SLMB, QI)
State-run programs that pay certain Medicare costs for people with limited income and resources, if they qualify. The QMB program pays Part …
Extra Help (Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy)
Extra Help (the Part D Low-Income Subsidy) pays Medicare drug coverage (Part D) premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance for enrollees with li…