Here
are the
ways
your
household
can
qualify
for the
Affordable
Connectivity
Program
(ACP):
- If
you
or
your
child
or
dependent
participate
in
certain
government
assistance
programs
such
as
SNAP,
Medicaid,
WIC,
or
other
programs
- If
you
or
anyone
in
your
household
already
receives
a
Lifeline
benefit
- Based
on
your
household
income
Note:
You
may
qualify
for
the
ACP
through
a
participating
provider’s
existing
low-income
program.
Visit
our
How
to
Apply
page
to
learn
more.
If
You
Participate
in
Certain
Government
Assistance
Programs
Such
As
SNAP,
Medicaid,
WIC,
or
Other
Programs
Federal
Assistance
Programs
You
are
eligible
for
the
ACP
if
you
(or
someone
in
your
household)
participate
in
one
of
these
programs:
- Supplemental
Nutrition
Assistance
Program
(SNAP),
formerly
known
as
Food
Stamps
- Medicaid
- Special
Supplemental
Nutrition
Program
for
Women,
Infants,
and
Children
(WIC)
- Supplemental
Security
Income
(SSI)
- Federal
Public
Housing
Assistance
(FPHA)
- Veterans
Pension
and
Survivors
Benefit
- Free
and
Reduced-Price
School
Lunch
Program
or
School
Breakfast
Program,
including
at
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture
(USDA)
Community
Eligibility
Provision
schools
- Received
a
Federal
Pell
Grant
in
the
current
award
year
You
may
need
to
show
a
card,
letter,
or
official
document
as
proof
that
you
participate
in
one
of
these
programs
when
you
apply
for
the
ACP.
If
You
Already
Receive
a
Lifeline
Benefit
Lifeline
is a
Federal
Communications
Commission
program
to
help
make
communications
services
more
affordable
for
low-income
consumers.
If
you
currently
receive
a
Lifeline
benefit,
you
automatically
qualify
for
the
ACP,
and
you
can
receive
both
benefits
at
the
same
time.
You
can
apply
your
ACP
benefit
and
your
Lifeline
benefit
to
the
same
or
separate
services.
Talk
to
your
internet
company
to
learn
how
to
start
receiving
ACP
discounts.
Qualify
Through
Your
Child
or
Dependent
Any member
of
your
household
can
make
your
household
eligible
if
they
participate
in
one
of
the
programs
above.
For
example,
if your
child
or
dependent participates
in
the
Free
and
Reduced-Price
School
Lunch
Program
or
is
enrolled
in a
USDA
Community
Eligibility
Provision
school,
your
household
qualifies
for
the
ACP
benefit.