<prompt> Human: This is more of an information seeking question for those in California that have parents that are not well off financially. I am interested in what programs are out there to assist elderly with their finances The Actual Issue:My in-laws 60M and 60F; retired are not very good at maintaining financial stability. They declared bankruptcy before probably about 10 years ago, and they are close to not being able to make a mortgage payment next month due to having to find a renter for their house in South Carolina they currently live in California. They have approached us to loan them 2000.00 to cover their mortgage until the new renter moves in. They dont plan ahead and dont have emergency savings. I am glad his parents have cut down on alot of items: Stopped cable, turned off the heater, stopped monthly subscriptions. But at the moment it feels like it is too little, too late. I come from a family that drilled financially responsibility so I am definitely not happy about this. Currently, my SO and I have about 30k in liquid. 10K is for emergency fund and 20k is for future kid fund daycare, college fund starter, etc. We are able to save about 750 a month so loaning them money will not put us in financial dire straits. However, I have such strong reservations and feel like this cuts into what we can provide for ourselves and future child. I feel resentful that we worked hard and went without alot of things to save that money, yet those that did not take care of themselves, get to benefit from our hard work. My SO is on the same page and we have agreed that this is a one-time deal and we probably should not expect to get our money back. Our hope is that the next time they approach us we can direct them to some sort of social program or financial assistance. What I am seeking is information on what programs are out there for senior citizens that are in financially trouble. I know that once people turn 65 a bunch of programs kick in, but my in-laws are just turning 60 so I was not sure what they qualify for currently.  <response>: To directly answer your question, I dont think youre going to find programs designed to help elderly people with making payments on their rental property. Being in a good enough place to own rental property tends to take you out of the realm of finding programs to help. 