Government Benefits in Alaska
Where Alaska residents apply for SNAP, Medicaid, and home energy assistance, plus every nationwide program available to everyone.
How This Works
SNAP, Medicaid, and LIHEAP are federal programs, but each state runs its own application portal and sets some of its own rules — including, for Medicaid, whether the state expanded eligibility to more adults under the Affordable Care Act. The cards below link you straight to Alaska's official application system for each program. Exact income limits change with annual poverty-guideline updates, so we intentionally don't publish a specific number here — the portal will show your exact cutoff for your household size.
SNAP
AK Div. of Public Assistance
Same office also handles Medicaid and other public assistance programs.
Alaska Medicaid (DenaliCare)
Medicaid ExpandedAK Div. of Public Assistance
Alaska expanded Medicaid, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
AK Dept. of Health & Social Services
State-run heating assistance program for eligible low-income households.
Looking for more programs available to Alaska residents?
Alaska residents also qualify for every nationwide program on our full benefits tool — WIC, Lifeline phone/internet discounts, ACA health insurance subsidies, SSI, SSDI, Section 8, VA disability compensation, TANF, Pell Grants, Head Start, and unemployment insurance.
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