Kansas Lifeline Program
You may be eligible to receive up to $17.02 off your monthly local telephone bill through the Lifeline Program.
You are eligible if you receive any of the following:
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, General Assistance, Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Head Start (tribal programs for only those meeting its income qualifying standard), Free School Lunch Program, Tribally Administered Free School Lunch Program, Food Distribution Program, Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP), Section 8 Public Housing Assistance, Food Distribution Program on Tribal Lands, or 150% of the federal poverty level*. A consumer must provide THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS of statements as documentation of income, or provide a copy of their tax return for the previous year.
For more information about Kansas Lifeline, call your local telephone company. The number is on your telephone bill or in the front part of the telephone directory.
View a pdf version of the Kansas Lifeline Program information.
| *2013 Kansas Poverty Level Guidelines |
| Number In Family | Maximum Annual Income |
| 1 | $17,235 |
| 2 | $23,265 |
| 3 | $29,295 |
| 4 | $35,325 |
| 5 | $41,355 |
| 6 | $47,385 |
| 7 | $53,415 |
| 8 | $59,445 |
| each additional person | $ 6,030 |
| The Kansas Lifeline program is 150% of the 2013 federal poverty level.
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