Government Benefits in Colorado
Where Colorado residents apply for SNAP, Medicaid, home energy assistance, and unemployment insurance, plus every nationwide program available to everyone.
How This Works
SNAP, Medicaid, LIHEAP, and unemployment insurance are all administered at the state level, so 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, and for unemployment insurance, the maximum weekly benefit and how long you can collect it. The cards below link you straight to Colorado's official application system for each program. Exact SNAP/Medicaid income limits change with annual poverty-guideline updates, so we intentionally don't publish a specific number for those — the portal will show your exact cutoff for your household size. Unemployment insurance figures below are official published caps from the U.S. Department of Labor, current as of January 2026.
SNAP
CO Dept. of Human Services
PEAK also screens for Medicaid, cash assistance, and other CO benefits.
Health First Colorado (Medicaid)
Medicaid ExpandedCO Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing
Colorado expanded Medicaid, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
LEAP (Colorado's LIHEAP program)
CO Dept. of Human Services
Colorado's Low-income Energy Assistance Program, seasonal (opens in fall/winter).
Unemployment Insurance
Has Waiting WeekCO Dept. of Labor & Employment
Max Weekly
$767 (up to $844 on total base-period wages)
Min Weekly
$25
Max Duration
up to 26 weeks
Colorado calculates two ways and pays whichever is higher.
Looking for more programs available to Colorado residents?
Colorado 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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