Government Benefits in Maine
Where Maine 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 Maine'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 Supplement Program (SNAP)
ME Dept. of Health & Human Services
The portal also screens for MaineCare (Medicaid) and other DHHS programs.
MaineCare (Medicaid)
Medicaid ExpandedME Dept. of Health & Human Services
Maine expanded Medicaid, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
LIHEAP (Home Energy Assistance)
MaineHousing
Administered through community action agencies statewide.
Looking for more programs available to Maine residents?
Maine 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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