Get Help: New Jersey Social Services: Seniors

This site will help to see if you are eligible for food assistance (SNAP), cash assistance (WFNJ/TANF or WFNJ/GA), and health Insurance (NJ FamilyCare/Medicaid). From there you can apply for services or learn about additional resources. Part of the New Jersey Department of Human Services.

ADRC provides information and assistance to older persons, adults with physical disabilities, caregivers and professionals looking for services or programs. Find local offices on aging here. A program of the Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services.

A list of senior services offered by the State of New Jersey

The Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults makes legal, financial and healthcare decisions for individuals aged 60 and older who have been determined by a Superior Court judge to be incapacitated. The office also administers the Adult Protective Services Program.

Senior citizens – individuals 60 and over - are targeted more frequently by financial fraud and scams than any other age group. The "Anti-Fraud Toolkit" was designed to provide senior citizens with the information they need to recognize and avoid scams. Published by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

LSNJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans for their civil legal problems.

Enter your ZIP code to find local providers of daily meals delivered to senior citizens.

The Home Energy Assistance Program helps very low-income residents with their heating and cooling bills, and makes provisions for emergency heating system services and emergency fuel assistance within the Home Energy Assistance Program.

Find information about long-term care facilities in New Jersey. Published by the New Jersey Department of Health.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, is for individuals of low to moderate income, individuals with disabilities, and non-English speaking taxpayers. Tax Counseling for the Elderly, or TCE, is for individuals 60 years of age or older.

The Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) program reimburses eligible New Jersey residents who are senior citizens or disabled persons for property tax increases on their principal residence (home). Complete this questionnaire to see if you may be eligible for a 2017 Senior Freeze.

NJ Find a Ride - try this website or call 211 for trip planning assistance. Searchable by county and municipality.

New Jersey's Special Automobile Insurance Policy helps make limited auto insurance coverage available to drivers who are eligible for Federal Medicaid with hospitalization. Such drivers can obtain a medical coverage-only policy at a cost of $365 a year.

The New Jersey Medicaid program provides medical assistance to people who qualify.

Assistance for Medicare recipients. 1-800-792-8820

A state-funded program that helps eligible seniors and individuals with disabilities save money on their prescription drug costs

The Senior Gold Prescription Discount Program (Senior Gold) is a state-funded prescription program with a different co-payment structure and income eligibility guidelines than those of PAAD.

New Jersey's Department of Human Services offers Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and Disabled provides a $100 reimbursement to eligible persons who purchase a hearing aid.

The Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing distributes assistive technology to qualified New Jersey residents with hearing loss to ensure access to the telecommunications and visual alerting home safety equipment needed to live independently.