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Delaware Prescription Assistance Program: help with drug costs in Delaware

The Delaware Prescription Assistance Program (DPAP) pays up to $3,000 a year toward prescription drugs and Medicare drug plan premiums.

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From the Delaware Health and Social Services
An older man's hands filling a weekly pill organizer next to prescription bottles

It is for Delaware residents 65 or older, or younger people on Social Security Disability, who have limited income. You pay 25% of the cost of each prescription, and at least $5.

How to apply in Delaware

By mail
Print the application from the DPAP page, or call for one. Mail it with proof of income to the address printed on the form. You do not need to visit an office.

Who may qualify in Delaware

Who may qualify for Delaware Prescription Assistance Program
One personMarried couple
Monthly income limit (2026)$2,660 a month$3,607 a month
Where you liveDelaware resident
Age65 or older, or under 65 and getting Social Security Disability benefits
If your income is over the limitYou may still qualify if your prescription costs are more than 40% of your yearly income
Medicare drug planIf you have Medicare, you must show you are enrolled in a Part D plan, and in Extra Help if you qualify, within 90 days of DPAP starting
Other coverageYou can't get DPAP if full Medicaid or a health plan other than a Medicare drug plan covers your prescriptions

Source: Delaware Health and Social Services (source 1)

What you may get

What Delaware Prescription Assistance Program pays
What it paysUp to $3,000 a year toward prescription drugs and Medicare drug plan premiums
What you pay at the pharmacy25% of the cost of each prescription, at least $5

Source: Delaware Health and Social Services (source 1)

Good to know

  • The income limit is 200% of the federal poverty level.
  • DPAP does not pay for diabetic supplies for people with Medicare, because Medicare Part B covers them.
  • The application's return address is DXC DPAP, P.O. Box 950, New Castle, DE 19720-0950.

Source: Delaware Health and Social Services (source 2)

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Sources

  1. Delaware Health and Social Services, Delaware Prescription Assistance Program (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. Delaware Health and Social Services, Medicaid Income Limits (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  3. Delaware Health and Social Services, Delaware Prescription Assistance Program application (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  4. Medicare.gov (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), Find out if your state has a State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program: Delaware (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.

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