RESOURCE DIRECTORY FOR OLDER ADULTS

ARE YOU A SENIOR CITIZEN?

NEW JERSEY SENIOR CITIZENS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR:

AT 55 YEARS OF AGE

• Senior Community Service Employment Program *
• Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

AT 60 YEARS OF AGE

• Partial Social Security / Railroad Retirement Survivor Benefits for Widow(er)
• Social Security Benefits retained by the remarrying widow(er)
• Transportation Program
• Nutrition Program (group meals and home delivered meals)
• Foster Grandparents Program (small weekly stipend to help children with special and exceptional needs) *
• Public Guardian for Elderly Adults
• Free Assistance with preparation of federal / state income tax returns
• Care Management

AT 62 YEARS OF AGE

• Reduced fares on all intrastate, and most interstate trains and buses
• Early Retirement Social Security Payments--80% of full benefits
• Partial exemption of Realty Transfer Fee for homeowners selling home
• Protection from condominium conversion (under certain conditions) *
• NJ Clam & Oyster Digging License for $2 processing fee
• Free Passes to state parks, forests, and historic sites
• Golden Age Pass to national parks, forests, historic sites, recreation areas (Lifetime $10)
• Senior Citizen federally subsidized housing *
• Congregate housing services program *
• Rutgers University: low-cost and tuition-free courses (space permitting / for audit only)

AT 65 YEARS OF AGE

• Full Social Security (age 65 years plus required months) Benefits
• Full Railroad Retirement benefits for retirees
• No Social Security restrictions on amount of income received from employment
• Certain Federal Income Tax Benefits
• Reduced fee for certain types of hunting (firearm, bow & arrow)
• Reduced fee for Fishing License
• Medicare Coverage
• State Health Insurance Program for Seniors (S.H.I.P.)
• Senior Dental Program (sponsored by NJ Dental Association) *
• Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) *
• Senior Gold prescription discount program *
• Hearing Aid Assistance for the Aged and Disabled (HAAAD) *
•  Lifeline Utility Credit Program *
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to aid persons with low incomes *
• Wartime Veteran’s Pension (under certain conditions)
• Veteran’s pension *
• Tax Relief/Tax Benefits: Homestead Rebate, NJ Saver Rebate, Property Tax Deduction/Credit, Veterans Deduction

AT 70 YEARS OF AGE

• No fishing license required (Proof of age will function as fishing license)

* PROGRAMS WITH INCOME AND OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS