Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) program that pays 65% of qualified health insurance premiums for eligible individuals and their family members.
Review Date: February 13, 2013
Internal Revenue Service
Answer questions to find out which government benefits you may be eligible to receive. Find information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs.
Review Date: December 20, 2012
U.S. Department of Labor
Find answers to fourteen frequently asked questions about the adoption credit.
Review Date: December 20, 2012
Internal Revenue Service
BenefitsCheckUp helps you find state, federal, and private benefits programs available where you live. These benefits programs can help pay for prescriptions, health care, food, utilities, and more. You can also get help with tax relief, transportation, legal issues, or finding work.
Review Date: February 05, 2013
National Council on Aging
Find free benefit assistance available to veterans and their families with claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense, and other government agencies.
Review Date: February 27, 2013
Disabled American Veterans
Search by state for employers participating in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Reinsurance Program that help early retirees get quality, affordable insurance.
Review Date: January 16, 2013
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program that provides crucial support to needy households and to those making the transition from welfare to work.
Review Date: July 09, 2012
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Health Benefits Advisor can help workers and their families better understand their federal right concerning access to health coverage, especially when they experience changes in their life and work situations--such as marriage, childbirth, job loss or retirement.
Review Date: February 19, 2013
U.S. Department of Labor
This site provides materials for parents, children, young adults and teachers to learn about Social Security and what it means to you.
Review Date: February 12, 2013
Social Security Administration
Medicaid is health insurance that helps many people who can't afford medical care pay for some or all of their medical bills. Find out more details here.
Review Date: February 13, 2013
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Use this tool to find out if you are eligible for Medicare, a Federal health insurance program for people age 65 or older, some disabled people under age 65, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant).
Review Date: November 16, 2012
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Modest Needs' Resources database is a user-contributed list of helpful organizations and programs. The entries on this page have been listed by registered users of Modest Needs and are provided for information only.
Review Date: December 20, 2012
Modest Needs Foundation
This resource for wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans, their families offers information on benefits, employment, health, homeless assistance, housing, transportation, and other services.
Review Date: January 28, 2013
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
This multimedia site includes information on Medicare, Medicaid, advance directives,caregiving, and end of life care. Many materials are available in Russian and Spanish.
Review Date: January 31, 2013
Healthy Roads Media
The Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) helps you find out if you are eligible for any Social Security programs. Information on how to apply for benefits is included.
Review Date: February 01, 2013
Social Security Administration
If you have HIV/AIDS and cannot work, you may qualify for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration.
Review Date: February 06, 2013
Social Security Administration
This booklet provides basic information on Social Security disability benefits, but is not intended to answer all questions. For specific information about your situation, contact a Social Security representative.
Review Date: February 19, 2013
Social Security Administration
This booklet provides a general overview of the Social Security program and directs you to sources of further information.
Review Date: February 12, 2013
Social Security Administration
This booklet is not intended as a complete explanation of the Social Security program, but as a guide to those provisions that are, or can be, of particular interest to every woman.
Review Date: February 12, 2013
Social Security Administration
This booklet explains some of your rights and responsibilities when you receive retirement or survivors benefits. Learn when and how your Social Security benefits are paid.
Review Date: January 16, 2013
Social Security Administration
Find a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (former Food Stamp Program) in your state that helps low-income individuals and families buy the food they need for good health. Learn more about the program, if you are eligible, and how to apply.
Review Date: December 17, 2012
National Council on Aging
This booklet provides a general overview of the SSI program -- what SSI is, who can get it, and how to sign up for SSI.
Review Date: February 21, 2013
Social Security Administration
USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web, including health and nutrition.
Review Date: February 27, 2013
U.S. General Services Administration
Veterans Benefits Department (VBD) provide free, comprehensive benefits assistance and advocacy to paralyzed veterans, their families, and disabled veterans. These services range from bedside visits to guidance in the VA claims process to legal representation for appealing denied claims.
Review Date: November 02, 2011
Paralyzed Veterans of America