What it is:
The California LifeLine Telephone Service provides low-income families with a discounted home telephone service.

Eligibility Requirements:
To qualify for California LifeLine service, you need to meet the following three requirements:

1. You must participate in an approved benefit program, or your gross annual household income (the income you pay before taxes) must not be more than the California LifeLine service income limits (see below).

You may qualify for California LifeLine under either Method 1 - Program Based OR Method 2 - Income Based.

Method 1 - Program Based:
You qualify for California LifeLine if you or another person in your household is enrolled in any one of the following public assistance programs:

• Qualified Public Assistance Programs:
• Medicaid/Medi-Cal
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Federal Public Housing Assistance or Section 8
• Food Stamps
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Healthy Families Category A
• National School Lunch's FREE Lunch Program (NSL)
• Tribal TANF
• Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
• Women, Infant and Children Program (WIC)

Method 2 - Income-Based:
You qualify for California LifeLine if your total household income is at or less than the California LifeLine income maximums below.

California LifeLine Service Income Limits:

Size of Houshold Maximum Annual Income
1 - 2 members – $22,000
3 members – $25,900
4 members – $31,200
5 members – $36,500

For each additional member after 5 members, add $5,300 to $36,500 to determine your maximum annual income.

To qualify under Method 2 Income-Based, you must also provide documents proving that your total household income is at or below the California LifeLine income maximum. Acceptable income documents are:

• Prior Year's state, federal, or tribal tax return; or
Any of the following income documents that represent your total household income:
- Income statements or paycheck stubs for three consecutive months within the calendar year
- Statement of Benefits from Social Security, Veterans Administration, retirement/pension, - - - unemployment compensation, and/or workmen's compensation
- A divorce decree
- Child support document
- Other Official documents

2. The household in which you are applying for California LifeLine must be your primary residence. Additionally, your household may not already have California LifeLine service.

3. You cannot be claimed as a dependent on someone else's income tax return.

For More Information:
Website: www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/Telco/Public+Programs/ults.htm

How to Apply:
1-800-288-2020
Website: www.californiaLifeLine.com/source/MainPage.aspx