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Financial Assistance for Immigrants who are Seniors

Is there any financial assistance available for seniors who are immigrants?

Yes, there are various financial assistance programs for qualified immigrants. The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP), Family Caregiver Support Program and Kinship Care Program provides information and assistance to grandparents and other kinship caregivers.

The Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) provides institutional, community-based and home-based care, along with medical care for those who qualify.

AHCCCS may be able to provide health insurance or help with Medicare expenses.

The DES State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides health and long-term care insurance information to Medicare eligible Arizonans, their families and caregivers.

There are also special programs for elder refugees. Individuals in the Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) may qualify for cash assistance. For more information on these programs, contact your local human services department or Area Agency on Aging.


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  • I have sold my manufactured home (Personal property?) on a rented lot in AJ. Are there any rules or regulations as to who and how the check for the sale is sent to me? Can my broker and/or agent deposit the money for me in an account if I'm not able to attend the closing? Thank you.
  • If I am receiving Social Security income, can my creditors get a hold of it?
  • We fell on hard times and couldn't pay our car payment for a leased vehicle. They repossessed the car, sold it and now are suing us for almost the full price that it was being sold for. are we responsible for the full price of a leased vehicle. Why wouldn't we be responsible for just the remainder of the lease payments? And why should we have to pay them for a vehicle we don't have anymore. We can barely make ends meet now a garnishment would make us homeless.
  • I currently receive my deceased spouses SS benefits, am I also eligible to receive some of my benefits when I retired?
  • Can the City of Phoenix charge me for service I do not receive. The City charges me for garbage and sewer even though the home is vacant six months out of the year.
  • I have taken early soc sec retirement. When my wife retires in three years, will she receive her own sep soc sec income based on her working years?
  • My phone/internet provideris constantly charging me late fees. Im on a fixed income that I receive the 2nd Wed of every month and that is the day I write them a check. I try to explain this to them but they continue to charge me late fees. What is AZ law regarding these late fees? I'm 83 and a Korean war vet...I can't afford to continue to pay these fees
  • My wife and I own a park model home and live here year around. We are both over 70. This is a 55+ park which is fenced and security good. We love living here due to secure area. After buying our home about 2years ago we have had the rent on lot raised 3 times . We live on a small fixed income that has been dipped into hard this past year due to me getting cancer in tonsil and tounge. After 7hr surgery and chemo and radiation much cost had to come from budget. Is there anyway we can stay in our retirement home when the lot price is being pushed past our fixed income.. We are both too old or sic
  • What is the procedure for obtaining a Legal Separation with Spousal Support to pay bills.
  • What steps are taken by an escrow company to collect a balloon payment before they forclose?

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