Do you sometimes wonder if you are eligible for benefits that you don’t know about? The National Council on the Aging, a non-profit organization, maintains a web site to help people determine which federal and state programs they may be eligible for. 

After you’ve logged on to the site (called BenefitsCheckUp), you are asked to complete a questionnaire. Answering the questions, which are about your age, income levels, work history, and health, takes about 10 minutes. Then you click on “Submit Questionnaire” and a minute or so later receive a list of benefits for which you may be eligible. 

While this service doesn’t determine your actual eligibility for a benefit, it can make you aware of benefits you may be eligible for and also of how to contact the agency or program sponsor. 

Go to www.benefitscheckup.org

November 2002