Tag: property tax break

NCOA Benefits Checkup

Fewer than half of low-income retirees who are eligible for SNAP food stamps or don’t automatically receive a medication subsidy as part of their Medicaid coverage are taking advantage of the programs. These are two prominent examples of the head-spinning number of assistance programs for people over 60, from state property tax breaks and veterans…

House model on wood table

But the step-up in basis at death for income taxation acts as a disincentive. As you know, I’m convinced that many of today’s workers are at risk of having insufficient resources in retirement.  The reason for this gloomy picture is a rapidly changing retirement landscape defined by a rising Social Security retirement age, a shar…