Cash, SNAP, and Medical Assistance
Income Maintenance Workers at LCDJFS determine eligibility for several public assistance programs:
- Cash Assistance (OWF)
- SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
- Medicaid, including Nursing Home and Waiver programs
- Medicare Premium Assistance Programs
- Healthcheck and Pregnancy-Related Services
In addition to determining eligibility for public assistance programs, the Income Maintenance department also assists the community with the following services:
- Access to charities and community resources through the Information & Referral (I&R) department
- Investigation of reported public assistance fraud
- Access to publicly and privately-funded Prescription Assistance programs
- Transportation assistance to and from medical appointments
Applicants and recipients of public assistance programs have the following responsibilities:
- Completing scheduled interviews
- Reporting certain household changes, such as changes in income and residence
- Providing the income, resource/asset, housing, and other verifications needed to make a determination of benefit eligibility based on State and Federal regulations
- You must include your full name, case number or social security number on documents returned to the agency via postal mail, drop box, emailed, or faxed.
Cash, Food, and Medical Assistance
