Circuit Breaker Program
The Illinois Department on Aging’s Circuit Breaker program provides grants to senior citizens and persons with disabilities, to help them reduce the impact of taxes and prescription medications on their lives. When the costs of property taxes and prescription medicines begin to “overload” our seniors and persons with disabilities, this program steps in to help, just as a circuit breaker prevents overloads in an electrical system.
For those who qualify, Circuit Breaker provides:
Tax Grants – If you pay property taxes on your home, or if you rent or live in a nursing, retirement or shelter care home that was subject to property taxes, you may be able to receive a grant up to $700
License Plate Discount - A $54 discount on your license plate fee.
People with Disabilities Ride Free – If you have a qualifying disability and meet the income eligibility requirements of the Circuit Breaker Program, you may be eligible for free rides on all fixed-route regularly scheduled buses, trains and public transit systems.
Prescription Drug Assistance -
If you have Medicare, Illinois Cares Rx will help pay the costs that Medicare does not.
If you do not have Medicare, Illinois Cares Rx provides two benefits:
Income Limits
Circuit Breaker property tax grant/license plate discount and People with Disabilities Ride Free transit card:
Illinois Cares Rx Basic:
Illinois Cares Rx PLUS
Illinois Cares Rx AIDS Drug Assistance
Illinois Cares Rx provides an additional “wrap around” benefit for individuals who have Medicare and a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS.
Contact Information - To apply for the Circuit Breaker program, call the Illinois Department on Aging at (800) 252-8966
Seniors: Circuit Breaker • Housing • LIHEAP • RTA • Senior Advisory Council
Senior Sewer Charge Exemption
Circuit Breaker