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Area Agencies on Aging provide supportive services that help South Carolinians aged 60 and older remain in the community.
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Coverage: South Carolina
Programs worth checking in South Carolina
Our records list 11 programs with declared coverage in South Carolina, plus 73 federal programs to check. Each one links to what to ask and the official path. Checking is yours; the eligibility decision is the program’s.
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StateGC4 · Financial Resources
South Carolina income tax credit calculated as a percentage of the federal child and dependent care expense credit. For caregiver use, this is relevant when ...
Tax Credit
Coverage: South Carolina
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In State Fiscal Year 2025, South Carolina’s Family Caregiver Support Program served 3,462 family caregivers. Through grants provided by the Older Americans A...
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Coverage: South Carolina
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical Health
Self-Directed Attendant Care (UAP Option) provides up to 49 hours per week of paid attendant care for eligible Medicaid participants.
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Coverage: South Carolina
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical Health
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provides comprehensive, coordinated services for adults 55 and older certified as eligible for nursing h...
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Coverage: South Carolina
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC4 · Financial Resources
Relatives/Family Members Serving As Paid Providers of Respite Services administered by DDSN (South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs)
Cash StipendServices
Coverage: South Carolina
StateGC1 · Social SupportGC2 · Physical HealthGC4 · Financial Resourcesre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of South Carolina Community Choices waiver consumer-directed option. Use the official program page for current services, eligi...
ServicesCash Stipend
Coverage: South Carolina
StateGC3 · Housing & Environmentre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of South Carolina Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Use the official program page for current services, eligib...
In-Kind
Coverage: South Carolina
StateGC1 · Social Supportre-verification pending
We are re-checking the details of South Carolina Individual and Family Support and Respite — Respite Funding. Use the official program page for current servi...
Services
Coverage: South Carolina
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South Carolina caregivers can use GetCareSC, South Carolina Department on Aging, regional Area Agencies on Aging, and SC 211 to find aging, disability, careg...
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South Carolina caregivers of Veterans can access VA caregiver support through Columbia South Carolina, Charleston, and other VA caregiver support teams, incl...
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Coverage: South Carolina
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Federal programs to check
Federal program rules can differ by location. Confirm coverage for South Carolina on each official source.
- ABLE Accounts (IRC §529A)Tax Credit · In-Kind
- Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC) / No Wrong Door SystemInformation · Services
- CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)Coverage
- Credit for Other Dependents ($500 nonrefundable — ODC)Tax Credit
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)Tax Credit
- Eldercare LocatorInformation
- FCC Lifeline ProgramIn-Kind
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Job Protection
- FMLA Military Caregiver LeaveJob Protection
- Medicaid HCBS Waivers (Home and Community-Based Services)Services
- Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (IL-OIB)Services · Information
- Medical Expense Deduction for Caregiving Costs (IRC §213)Tax Credit
- IRC §3504 Fiscal/Employer Agent Rules (FMS Legal Framework)Information
- IRS Notice 2014-7 — Difficulty-of-Care Income ExclusionTax Credit
- Lifespan Respite Care ProgramServices
- LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)In-Kind
- MedicaidCoverage
- Medicaid §1915(i) HCBS State Plan OptionServices
- Medicaid Self-Directed ServicesServices · Cash Stipend
- Medicare - 2026 Premium UpdatesCoverage
- OAA Title III-B Supportive Services (Area Agencies on Aging)Services
- OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services (Meals on Wheels / Congregate Meals)In-Kind
- OAA Title VI Parts A/B — Tribal Nutrition and Supportive ServicesServices · In-Kind
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (OAA Title VII)Services · Information
- PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)Services · Coverage
- Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF, Title IV-B Subpart 2)Services
- Centers for Independent Living (Rehabilitation Act Title VII)Services · Information
- 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineInformation · Services
- SAMHSA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)Services · Information
- Section 45S Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical LeaveWage Replacement
- SHIP — State Health Insurance Assistance ProgramInformation
- Social Security Child's / Disabled Adult Child (DAC) and Survivor BenefitsCash Stipend
- SSA Representative Payee ProgramInformation
- USDA Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Loans and GrantsCash Stipend · In-Kind
- VA Community Adult Day Health Care (ADHC)Services
- VA Aid & Attendance Pension SupplementCash Stipend
- VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC)Cash Stipend · Coverage
- VA Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC)Services
- VA Homemaker and Home Health Aide (H/HHA) CareServices
- VA Housebound Pension AllowanceCash Stipend
- VA Program of General Caregiver Support Services (PGCSS)Services · Information
- WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)In-Kind
- Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)Services
- Social Services Block Grant (Title XX)Services
- VA Geriatrics and Extended Care RespiteServices
- Veterans-Directed Care (VDC) ProgramCash Stipend · Services
- Head StartServices
- Medicare Payment for Family Caregiver TrainingServices · Information
- Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI)Services · Information
- Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC)Tax Credit
- CFPB Managing Someone Else's Money GuidesInformation
- CHAMPVA (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs)Coverage · Services
- CSBG (Community Services Block Grant)Services
- Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs)Information · Services
- CMS GUIDE Model (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience)Services · Information
- Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)Information · Services
- Dependent Care Assistance Program and Dependent Care FSA (IRC §129)Tax Credit
- Medicaid While Working (Section 1619(b)) - 2026 UpdatesCoverage
- Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing DemonstrationServices · In-Kind
- NFCSP (National Family Caregiver Support Program)Services · Information
- Payroll Information Exchange (PIE)Information
- AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion ProgramServices
- SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)In-Kind
- SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance)Cash Stipend · Coverage
- SSI (Supplemental Security Income)Cash Stipend
- Medicaid State Plan Personal Care ServicesServices
- CCDF Child Care Subsidies (Child Care and Development Fund)In-Kind · Cash Stipend
- HUD Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP)In-Kind
- HUD ROSS Service Coordinators (Elderly and Persons with Disabilities)Services · Information
- Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher ProgramCoverage
- TANF Child-Only Grants for Kinship CaregiversCash Stipend
- TEFRA / Katie Beckett Medicaid OptionCoverage · Services
- Unemployment Insurance — Caregiver Good-Cause Quit ProtectionsWage Replacement
This page is for discovery and preparation. It is not an eligibility determination — always confirm current rules on each program’s official source. Choose a different location →