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:
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, 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.

*2012 Kansas Poverty Level Guidelines
Number In Family	Maximum Annual Income
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	$ 5,940
The Kansas Lifeline program is 150% of the 2012 federal poverty level.