Kansas Lifeline Program

You may be eligible to receive up to $17.77 off your monthly local telephone bill through the Lifeline Program. If you don't currently have telephone service, you may also be eligible for a discount on your connection charge through Link Up America.

You are eligible if you receive any of the following:
Food Stamps, General Assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance to Families, Medicaid, United Tribes Food Distribution Program, Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Head Start (only those meeting its income qualifying standard), Free School Lunch Program, 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 or Link Up America, 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.

*2009 Kansas Poverty Level Guidelines
Number In Family	Maximum Annual Income
1	$16,245
2	$21,855
3	$27,465
4	$33,075
5	$38,685
6	$44,295
7	$49,905
8	$55,515
each additional person	$ 5,610
The Kansas Lifeline program is 150% of the 2009 federal poverty level. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the 2009 poverty guidelines until at least March 1, 2010. Please use the 2009 poverty guidelines for income eligibility until further notice.