Here’s a number that should make you angry: $58 billion.
That’s how much money in benefits older Americans leave unclaimed every single year, according to the National Council on Aging (NCOA). Food help. Drug savings. Utility assistance. Cash payments. All of it sitting there. All of it earmarked for people who qualify but never apply.
Why? Because the programs are scattered across dozens of agencies, the paperwork is intimidating, and most folks assume they don’t qualify. They’re usually wrong.
Here’s the good news. You can screen yourself for roughly 2,000 federal, state, and local programs in about 10 minutes using NCOA’s free…
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