Free Phones in New York
There are two ways to qualify for a free cell phone: 1) Your income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, or 2) You already participate in one of many government aid programs.
Program-Based Qualification
- There are two ways to qualify for a free cell phone: 1) Your income is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, or 2) You already participate in one of these government aid programs:
- · Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps
- · Medicaid
- · Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- · Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA)
- · Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit
- · Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance (BIA)
- · Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance (BIA)
- · Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance (BIA)
- · Tribal Head Start If you meet the income qualifying standards
- · Tribal Administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- · Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
Income-Based Qualification
You may also qualify for free cell phones, if your Total Household Income is at or under 135% of
the Federal Poverty Guidelines. The table below reflects 135% of the 2023 Federal Poverty
Guidelines in California:
Income Based Eligibility for California
Members in Household
- 1 member
- 2 member
- 3 member
- 4 member
- 5 member
- 6 member
- 7 member
- 8 member
Annual income
- $19,683
- $26,622
- $61,317
- $26,622
- $61,317
- $61,317
- $19,683
- $26,622
For each additional member add $6,939 annually
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