Cash, SNAP, and Medical Assistance
Income Maintenance Workers at LCDJFS determine eligibility for several public assistance programs:
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Cash Assistance (OWF)
- SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
- Medicaid, including Nursing Home and Waiver programs
- Medicare Premium Assistance Programs
- Healthcheck and Pregnancy-Related Services
In addition to determining eligibility for public assistance programs, the Income Maintenance department also assists the community with the following services:
- Access to charities and community resources through the Information & Referral (I&R) department
- Investigation of reported public assistance fraud
- Access to publicly and privately-funded Prescription Assistance programs
- Transportation assistance to and from medical appointments
Applicants and recipients of public assistance programs have the following responsibilities:
- Completing scheduled interviews
- Reporting certain household changes, such as changes in income and residence
- Providing the income, resource/asset, housing, and other verifications needed to make a determination of benefit eligibility based on State and Federal regulations
- You must include your full name, case number or social security number on documents returned to the agency via postal mail, drop box, emailed, or faxed.