Self-Help forms and Online Resources relating to Public Benefits.
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Application for cash assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits
You can apply for cash assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance benefits online with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Paper forms can also be printed from the website.
Apply Online For Social Security Disability Benefits
Online Application for Social Security Disability Benefits
Apply Online For Social Security Retirement Benefits
Social Security offers this online retirement application that you can complete in as little as 15 minutes.
Benefits Check Up for Seniors
BenefitsCheckUp® connects millions of older adults and people with disabilities with benefits programs that can help pay for health care, medicine, food, utilities, and more.
Benefits Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)
On SSA BEST, you can use the Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) to find Social Security benefits you may be eligible to receive. It is not an application for benefits and will not send you free money.
Benefits.gov
Benefits.gov is the official benefits website of the U.S. government whose mission is to increase citizen access to benefit information, while reducing the expense and difficulty of interacting with the government. It is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs offered by the PA Department of Human Services, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): Should I Apply? - Use the EITC Assistant
The Internal Revenue Service provides this online resource for you to use to find out if you are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by answering a few simple questions and providing basic income information.
Social Security Retirement Estimator
The Retirement Estimator produces estimates that are based on your actual Social Security earnings record and has been rated the Federal Government's Best Online Service.
Apply Online For Social Security Disability Benefits
Online Application for Social Security Disability Benefits
Apply Online For Social Security Retirement Benefits
Social Security offers this online retirement application that you can complete in as little as 15 minutes.
COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs offered by the PA Department of Human Services, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site
Survivors Planner: Planning For Your Survivors
Information from the Social Security Administration about help it can provide for your survivors when you die if you have earned enough Social Security credits through your work.