Government Benefits in Arkansas
Where Arkansas 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 Arkansas'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
AR Dept. of Human Services
The same portal also screens for Medicaid (ARHOME) and other DHS programs.
ARHOME (Medicaid)
Medicaid ExpandedAR Dept. of Human Services
Arkansas expanded Medicaid through its ARHOME program, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
LIHEAP (Home Energy Assistance)
AR Dept. of Human Services
Administered through community-based organizations in all 75 counties.
Looking for more programs available to Arkansas residents?
Arkansas 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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