How to Qualify for the Federal LIFELINE Program
Lifeline is a federal program dedicated to making phone and internet service more affordable for low-income households.
This benefit provides eligible consumers with a monthly discount of up to $9.25. Consumers living on Tribal lands are eligible for an enhanced discount of up to $34.25 per month.
- USAC’s Lifeline Support Center helps you apply for the program, understand eligibility requirements, and keep your benefit current through an annual recertification process.
- Lifeline consumers must apply for Lifeline and then sign up with a participating phone or internet company, recertify annually, and keep their information up to date.
- Phone or Internet company enrolls you in the Lifeline program, manages your service, and answers questions about your service, phone or device, or bill.
Who Is Eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program?
- Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program
- SNAP
- Medicaid
- Federal Housing Assistance
- SSI
- WIC
- Verterans Pension or Survivor Benefits
- Received Federal Pell Grant
- Household Income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
Participates in one of these assistance programs and lives on qualifying Tribal lands:
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Tribal TANF
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
- Tribal Head Start