Kansas Lifeline Program

You may be eligible to receive up to $17.50 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*. Any type of documentation other than a previous year's taxes as evidence of income the consumer must present THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS of statements.

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.

*2008 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines
Number In Family	Maximum Annual Income
1	$15,600
2	$21,000
3	$26,400
4	$31,800
5	$37,200
6	$42,600
7	$48,000
8	$53,400
each additional person	$ 5,400