Financial Counseling Examples

Child Care Assistance - eligibility
Child Health Plus or Children's Medicaid - program eligibility
Children School Meals - eligibility Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
Head Start - program eligibility
Health Exchange Plans that could be subsidized
Home Energy Assistance Program - program benefit and eligibility
Lifeline program provides a discount on phone service for qualifying low-income consumers - eligibility Medicaid - eligibility
Medication Assistance Programs are set up by drug companies to offer free or low cost drugs to uninsured individuals who cannot afford their medication.] SSI/Social Security Disability Benefits - eligibility and benefits

• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is Federal disability income program for adults who have worked and are now unable to work due to a disability.
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is Federal program for adults and children who meet the defintion of disabled and have limited income and resources.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - eligibility and benefits
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) provide monthly cash benefits to very low-income families based on eligibility standards set by the states - eligibility Women, Infants and Children (WIC) serves certain categories of women, infants, and children. - Eligibility

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