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What are public benefits?

Public benefits are statewide assistance programs that help people access basic necessities.

They include:

SNAP (nutrition/food assistance)
TANF (cash grants for families)
Medicaid (low-cost health coverage)
WIC (nutrition assistance for women, infants, and children)
SSI (monthly payments to people with disabilities and little or no income)

Eligibility

Individuals below the federal poverty level who are U.S. citizens or have children who are U.S. citizens

Access

Apply online at www.abe.illinois.gov
The CCH Law Project can provide assistance with the application process or loss of benefits. Call 1 (800) 940-1119

CCH builds community power and advances racial equity through organizing, advocacy, legal assistance, and education to prevent and end homelessness because housing is a human right.