Savvy Senior: How to Track Down Financial Assistance Programs for Seniors

Dear Savvy Senior,

What resources can you recommend for locating government assistance programs for seniors? My husband and I have been helping support his mother for the past three years and we can’t afford to do it any longer.

Tapped Out

Dear Tapped,

Locating government benefits and financial assistance programs for seniors is actually pretty easy to do thanks to two key resources created by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a). Here’s where you can turn to for help.

Online Search

If you have access to the Internet, the easiest and...