Government Benefits in Indiana

Where Indiana residents apply for SNAP, Medicaid, home energy assistance, and unemployment insurance, plus every nationwide program available to everyone.

4 Indiana Programs

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 Indiana'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

IN Family & Social Services Administration

The portal also screens for Medicaid (Healthy Indiana Plan) and other FSSA programs.

Apply on FSSA Benefits Portal ↗

Healthy Indiana Plan (Medicaid)

Medicaid Expanded

IN Family & Social Services Administration

Indiana expanded Medicaid through the Healthy Indiana Plan, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.

Apply for Indiana Medicaid ↗

LIHEAP (Home Energy Assistance)

IN Housing & Community Development Authority

Administered through community action agencies statewide.

Find Your Local LIHEAP Provider ↗

Unemployment Insurance

Has Waiting Week

IN Dept. of Workforce Development

Max Weekly

$390

Min Weekly

$37

Max Duration

up to 26 weeks

47% of your base-period average weekly wage.

File a Claim ↗

Looking for more programs available to Indiana residents?

Indiana 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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