The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) helps low-income households reduce their energy costs by making their homes more energy efficient. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, and is often administered by the same agency that offers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance...
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), often referred to as the “the senior box program”, helps low-income individuals at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious food. CSFP serves approximately 600,000 low‐income people each month, and provides more than just food...
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides many homeowners with protection against foreclosure, as well as the right to pause mortgage payments during times of financial hardship.A federal law put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic offers two protections for homeowners with...
Medicaid is a public assistance healthcare program available to all low-income Americans. Unlike Medicare, which guarantees coverage for individuals ages 65 and older and with certain disabilities, Medicaid determines coverage based largely on financial need. Medicaid is paid for with public funds collected through income...
Medicare is federal health insurance for seniors 65 or older, persons with specific disabilities and also individuals who’ve been diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease.Medicare has two parts: Part A, which is hospital insurance, and Part B, which is medical insurance. In most cases, Part...
