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A "We Accept Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program (SNAP)" sign appears on the window of a grocery retailer.

Jan 24, 2024

Where to Get Food Help Now: A Guide for Older Adults Read Article

Older/senior hands are placed on top of a stack of one dollar bills.

Jan 19, 2022

How to Get Help Paying for Food, Housing, and Healthcare Read Article

Need Help Paying for Food?

Millions of older adults are eligible for food assistance from SNAP but often don't apply. Use our tool to find out if you're eligible and get help paying for groceries.

Learn how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps many older Americans afford healthy food every month.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a rapid rise in the theft of government benefits, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). A proposed federal law would require all SNAP EBT cards to have security chips to prevent hackers from stealing benefits from older adults.

May 24, 2024

How the Government Is Securing SNAP Benefits from Scammers Read Article

Apr 11, 2024

7 Facts About Older Adults and SNAP Read Article

Apr 11, 2024

8 Ways to Make Better Food Choices for Older Adults Read Article

Apr 11, 2024

4 Surprising Financial Benefits of SNAP Read Article

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Read about low-income older adults who learned they qualify for financial help through local and government benefits programs. See if you’re eligible, too.

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How One 68-Year-Old Found More Than $7,000 in Life-Changing Benefits

Learn how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps many older Americans afford healthy food every month.

Mar 22, 2024

What Is SNAP and How Do I Apply?

Inflation hits older adults hard. Discover crucial benefits programs that help bridge the gap between income and the rising costs of daily living.

Mar 21, 2024

Benefits Programs That Can Help Older Adults Reduce Monthly Expenses

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Feb 15, 2024

Nutritious Food: An Ultimate Necessity as We Get Older

Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs) help Medicare-eligible, low-income older adults and younger adults with disabilities find and enroll in all the benefits programs for which they qualify.

Feb 12, 2024

How Do Benefits Enrollment Centers Help Older Adults?

An elderly caucasian woman is sitting in a motorized wheelchair picking out produce at the grocery store. If you're wondering if you qualify for SNAP while on disability, the answer is yes. It’s possible to qualify for and receive SNAP benefits while you also collect Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.

Jan 25, 2024

Can I Get SNAP if I’m on Disability?

You can use your SNAP benefits to start a small garden

Jan 25, 2024

What Can You Buy With SNAP?

The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides food benefits to people who have been financially impacted by a disaster. Learn how it works and find out if you qualify.

Jan 24, 2024

What Is the SNAP Emergency Application?

Disaster survivors need quick and helpful assistance, including information, services, support and quick access to programs to provide relief. These programs and agencies can help.

Jan 5, 2024

Disaster Assistance: 6 Helpful Programs for Older Adults

If you have Medicare and get SNAP, you may wonder how that affects your eligibility for the Part D Low Income Subsidy (LIS). Here's what you need to know.

Dec 7, 2023

Does Getting SNAP Affect My Eligibility for Part D LIS/Extra Help?

DoorDash accepts EBT cards for online grocery delivery and pickup orders. Learn where you can use your SNAP benefits and how to get started.

Oct 30, 2023

How to Use Your EBT Card on DoorDash

Most SNAP applicants, caseworkers, and retailers adhere to program rules. Discover a few situations where that may not be the case and what you can do about it.

Oct 30, 2023

How Do I File a SNAP Complaint? A Guide for Recipients and Caregivers

A senior Asian woman is looking at produce in the grocery store.

Oct 30, 2023

How Can You Stretch Your SNAP Benefits Further?

Adults age 65+ are a fast-growing segment of America’s population. Get the facts on our nation’s older adults, including key trends and challenges.

Dec 12, 2022

Get the Facts on Older Americans

If you’re unhappy with your SNAP benefits decision, you have the right to an appeal. See how to request one for yourself or someone else.

Sep 29, 2022

How Do I Appeal a SNAP Benefits Decision?

While many older adults worry that applying for SNAP is too complex or time-consuming, it isn't as difficult as you might expect. Learn how.

Sep 3, 2022

How to Apply for SNAP in Your State: 4 Simple Steps

The upcoming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health, the first since 1969, is a chance to craft transformational policies that will make nutritious food affordable and accessible.

Jul 29, 2022

Older Adults and Hunger: Helping People Lead Healthier Lives Helps Us All

The Home-Delivered Nutrition Program works with nationwide partners to get meals directly to those whose independence might otherwise be at risk.

Jul 22, 2022

Home-Delivered Meals for Older Adults: A Caregiver's Guide

Learn more about the Restaurant Meals Program that allows certain SNAP recipients to purchase prepared meals at authorized restaurants with their EBT card.

Jul 14, 2022

What Is the SNAP Restaurant Meals Program?

If you or an older adult you care for has concerns about applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, there are resources available to help.

May 23, 2022

Lifting Barriers to SNAP: Real Stories from Older Adults

Making superfoods, like blueberries, a regular part of their diet can help seniors maintain strong bones and prevent chronic disease.

Apr 5, 2022

The 8 Best Superfoods for Seniors

A farmers market stand loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables (Pike Place in downtown Seattle).

Mar 10, 2022

Do Farmers Markets Accept SNAP?

A senior Black woman is picking out carrots in the produce section.

Jan 24, 2022

7 Important Health Benefits of SNAP

Senior Asian man is paying at the grocery register with his two granddaughters, while all are wearing their masks during the pandemic.

Apr 9, 2021

How Seniors Can Get Help Paying for Food with SNAP

A female is holding a red grocery basket with produce in it in a aisle at the grocery store.

Mar 18, 2021

How You Can Help Older Adults Access Food

A "We Accept Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program (SNAP)" sign appears on the window of a grocery retailer.

Feb 20, 2021

Older Adult Nutrition Month and SNAP Advocacy

A lone piece of bread sits on an empty plate with a fork close by, indicating hunger.

Feb 15, 2021

Get the Facts on SNAP and Senior Hunger

A Black woman is shopping for produce in the grocery store.

Sep 13, 2018

How SNAP Ensures Healthy Aging

An older hispanic woman unpacks groceries with her daughter and granddaughter in the kitchen.

May 7, 2015

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