Government Benefits in Wisconsin
Where Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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.
FoodShare (SNAP)
WI Dept. of Health Services
ACCESS Wisconsin also screens for BadgerCare Plus (Medicaid) and other DHS programs.
BadgerCare Plus (Medicaid)
Medicaid Not ExpandedWI Dept. of Health Services
Wisconsin has not formally expanded Medicaid under the ACA, but BadgerCare Plus covers childless adults up to 100% FPL, so there is no coverage gap.
WHEAP (Wisconsin's LIHEAP program)
WI Dept. of Administration
Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program, administered through local agencies.
Looking for more programs available to Wisconsin residents?
Wisconsin 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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