Kansas Lifeline

If you receive assistance from one of the following programs, you may qualify for Lifeline Assistance for your telephone service:

  • Federal Public Housing Assistance/Section 8
  • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  • Food Stamps (Vision card & receipt or Benefit letter)
  • General Assistance
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TAR)
  • Medicaid
  • United Tribes Food Distribution Program
  • BIA General Assistance
  • Tribally administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
  • Head Start (only those meeting it’s income qualifying standard)
  • Free School Lunch Program

You may also qualify if your Annual Household Income at or below 150% of the federal poverty level guidelines (see chart below). (Verification of income is required.)

2012 Federal Poverty Guidelines:

Persons in Household Annual Household income no higher than:
1 $16,755
2 $22,695
3 $28,635
4 $34,575
5 $40,515
6 $46,455
7 $52,395
8 $58,335
Each additional person, add: $5,940