Benefit Almanac

Start here Ohio Nine programmes Ohio is not the most generous state in the country, but it has rules that no other state has — and several of them are worth real money to someone who knows they exist. Six of them are listed further down. On this page What is open right now Every programme, at a glance Six rules that are different in Ohio Which office does what Where to start, by situation Everything we have written on Ohio What is open right now Closing September 30 Summer cooling help. Up to $500 toward the electric bill, or $800 on a co-op or city system, plus an air conditioner or a repair. A household member aged 60 or over qualifies on its own — no doctor's note. How to apply before September 30 → Also open, with no closing date: The winter heating credit — applications from July, not November Medicare premium help, PIPP Plus and PASSPORT — all year round The property tax exemption — file any time before December...

No income test Ohio Free Starts at 60 Nearly everything else on this site asks what you earn. This one does not ask, and it does not wait for 65 either. Ohio enrols residents at 60, and the card costs nothing. On this page Who gets one Enrolled automatically is not the same as holding a card How to get one If it never arrived, or it is lost The other half of the card Six things that go wrong Questions people ask If you are 60 or over and live in Ohio, the state has already enrolled you. What you may not have is the card itself — and that is a separate step. Who gets one Age 60 and over Any Ohio resident. The Department of Aging may enrol you automatically . No income question, no forms, no cost. Age 18 to 59 with a disability Also eligible — but you have to ask. There is no automatic enrolment here, which is why so many people who qualify have never held one. Note the age. Almost every other benefit for older Ohioans begins at 65, wh...

Start here Ohio Nine programmes Ohio is not the most generous state in the country, but it has rules that no other state has — and several of them are worth real money to someone who knows they exist. Six of them are listed further down. On this page What is open right now Every programme, at a glance Six rules that are different in Ohio Which office does what Where to start, by situation Everything we have written on Ohio What is open right now Closing September 30 Summer cooling help. Up to $500 toward the electric bill, or $800 on a co-op or city system, plus an air conditioner or a repair. A household member aged 60 or over qualifies on its own — no doctor's note. How to apply before September 30 → Also open, with no closing date: The winter heating credit — applications from July, not November Medicare premium help, PIPP Plus and PASSPORT — all year round The property tax exemption — file any time before December...

Active Ohio The date on your notice controls Two clocks start on the day the notice is mailed, and they are not the same length. Ninety days to get a hearing. Fifteen days to keep the money coming while you wait. Missing the short one does not cost you the hearing — it costs you the months in between. On this page The two clocks If a health plan made the decision Five ways to file What to say What happens after you file If you lose — and the risk of continuing benefits Eight things that go wrong Questions people ask If a notice says your benefits will stop or be reduced, file within 15 days of the mailing date and ask for benefits to continue. Everything else can be sorted out afterwards. The two clocks What you want Deadline A hearing at all 90 days from the notice mailing date Benefits to keep running meanwhile 15 days from the notice mailing date Source: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Bureau of State Hearings ...