Government Benefits in Maryland
Where Maryland 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 Maryland'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
MD Dept. of Human Services
myMDTHINK also screens for Medicaid and other MD DHS programs.
Maryland Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
Medicaid ExpandedMD Dept. of Health
Maryland expanded Medicaid, so adults without dependent children can qualify based on income alone.
Office of Home Energy Programs (LIHEAP)
MD Dept. of Human Services
Administered directly through MD's Office of Home Energy Programs.
Looking for more programs available to Maryland residents?
Maryland 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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