What is the Kansas Lifeline Service Program?

The Kansas Lifeline Service Program (KLSP) is a program designed to lower the cost of basic, monthly local telephone service.

How am I Eligible?

The program includes income-based eligibility criteria. These criteria are based on the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under authority of 42 U.S.C. §9902(2). For KLSP eligibility, the total household income must be at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines published yearly by HHS. Customers eligible under the KSLP criteria, set out below, are required to self-certify such eligibility. The present KLSP income-based eligibility criteria are as follows:

Additionally, you are eligible if you participate in one of the following programs:

· General Assistance

· Food Stamps

· Head Start (only those meeting its income qualifying standard)

· Medicaid

· Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

· Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

· National School Lunch (free program only)

· Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

· Federal Public Housing Assistance / Section 8

· United Tribes Food Distribution Program

· Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance

· Tribally Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

OR

· Annual Household Income at or below 150% of the federal poverty level guidelines

(see chart above). (Verification of income is required.*)

How Do I Apply to Receive Lifeline Discounts?

To utilize this program, please visit the United Telephone Corporate Office located at 1107 W. McArtor Road Dodge City, KS 67801. Be sure to bring with you a completed lifeline request form and documentation that would support the above outlined eligibility requirements. Examples of this would be as follows:

· Prior year state or federal tax return

· Three consecutive months of statements for any of the following: Paycheck stub or current income statement from an employer; Social Security Administration statement of benefits; Retirements/pension statement of benefits; Veterans Administration statement of benefits; Unemployment/Workman’s compensation statement of benefits; Divorce decree or child support documents.

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