Government Benefits in Florida
Where Florida 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 Florida'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.
Food Assistance Program (SNAP)
Florida Dept. of Children and Families
The same ACCESS Florida application also screens for Medicaid and cash assistance.
Florida Medicaid
Medicaid Not ExpandedFlorida Dept. of Children and Families
Florida has not expanded Medicaid, so coverage for adults without dependent children is limited regardless of income.
LIHEAP (Home Energy Assistance)
FloridaCommerce
Florida has no single statewide LIHEAP office — apply through your county's community action agency.
Looking for more programs available to Florida residents?
Florida 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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