FHCSD’s Benefits Enrollment Center connects low-income Medicare beneficiaries to programs that can help pay for health care, food, housing and other basic living costs.
Trained staff provide free, one-on-one assistance and benefits screening to help you understand your options and enroll in available programs.
A screening takes less than 10 minutes. You do not need to be an FHCSD patient or switch providers.
Benefits screenings
Family Health Centers of San Diego provides benefits screenings and application assistance to older adults and people with disabilities. Screenings determine which programs you may qualify for and connect you to programs that can help you afford daily expenses.
Programs may include:
- CalFresh (SNAP)
- Lifeline
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Medi-Cal
- Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (Extra Help)
- Medicare Savings Programs
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Utility assistance
- Veterans programs
Check your eligibility
Use the NCOA’s free online tool, BenefitsCheckUp, to find out which benefits programs you may qualify for and learn how to apply.
Program benefits
- The national average Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit for an elderly recipient living alone is $194 per month.
- The value of the Medicare Extra Help prescription drug subsidy is estimated at $4,000 per year.
- The average monthly SSI payment in 2023 for those aged 65+ is $553.16.
Additional benefits
- Helps lower out-of-pocket costs that Medicare alone does not cover
- CalFresh application, renewals, submitting needed documents to the county
- Medicare prescription drug subsidy of up to $4,000
- Assistance with lowering utility bill costs
- Maximizing your SSI payment
Learn more:
For more information, please call the Benefits Enrollment Center at (619) 906-4500 or fill out the form below.
