Telephone Service Payment Assistance | LIFELINE - Telephone/Wireless Programs

Provides a monthly discount on landline or wireless phone service to low-income households. Discount for either phone or internet, but not both.

Date of Last Formal Update

09/11/2023

Data provided by

Lake County 211

Physical Address

312 South 4th Street, Springfield, IL 62701

Hours

Service Hours Website available 24/7

Voice

800-234-9473

Primary Contact Number

Application process

Visit website for assistance Please call or visit online for more details.

Eligibility

Income - families with incomes at or below 135 percent of the federal poverty guidelines OR If you, or someone in your household, participate in one of the following federal or tribal assistance programs: - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps - Medicaid - Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA) - Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit - Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance - Head Start (only households meeting the income qualifying standard) - Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Tribal TANF) - Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

Languages

None

Agency info

LIFELINE

Federal program that provides a monthly discount on landline or wireless phone service to eligible low-income households.