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Benefits for Senior Citizens
To bridge the gap between retirement incomes and today's prices, Congress and the state legislature have created a series of Public Benefit Programs to help senior citizens meet the cost of necessities like food, shelter and medical costs.
Public benefits are your tax dollars coming back to you. They are a right you've earned through 60 plus years of hard work and good citizenship!
These programs are designed to help those in greatest economic need, but at the same time, allow self-dignity. Today's Public Benefit Programs do NOT count the following when totaling your resources: Your home (if you reside in it), one car, household goods, $1,500 in life insurance, qualified funeral plans up to $3,000 and prepaid funeral merchandise.
NOTE: Income guidelines, etc., change at various times during the year. Figures used were current in April 2009. Please call our office for the latest figures.
Information Provided by:
Older Kansans' Information Service
510 W 29th Street., Suite B - PO Box 610 - Hays, KS 67601
call (785) 628-8204 or toll free 1-800-432-7422
Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
NWKAAA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap. If you feel that you have been discriminated against, you have the right to file a complaint with NWKAAA, 1-800-432-7422 or TDD 1-800-766-3777.
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