Discount Smart Phones

Lifeline Discount Smart Phone Programs

Lifeline is a government benefit program that provides monthly telephone service discounts for eligible consumers living on low incomes, helping create access to the opportunities and security that phone service affords - including being able to connect to jobs, housing, family and 9-1-1. Lifeline is supported by the Universal Service Fund. For more information call 2-1-1.

The Lifeline discount can now be applied to smart phone service. In Washington, Access Wireless, Assurance Wireless, enTouch Wireless, Family Mobile, Life Wireless, Q Link Wireless, Safelink Wireless,and TerraCom all offer no contract Lifeline smart phone service. Free voice mail, caller ID and call waiting are also included; smart phone handsets are not included. All of these companies sell Android smart phones for $50 or less.

You may qualify if you meet either of the criteria below.
1) You participate in any of these programs:

• Aged, Blind & Disabled (ABD)
• Community Options Program Entry System (COPES)
• DSHS Chore Services
• Federal Public Housing Assistance (Section 8)
• Food Stamps (SNAP)
• Housing & Essential Needs (HEN)
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Medicaid, Medical Assistance & Medicare cost-sharing programs
• National School Lunch Program (free lunch)
• Refugee Assistance
• State Family Assistance (SFA)
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

OR...
2) Your household income is at or below 135% of Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG). Income guidelines effective January 2019 are as follows:

# of Household Members / Gross Annual Income
1 = $16,862        5 = $40,730
2 = $22,829        6 = $46,697
3 = $28,796        7 = $52,664
4 = $34,763        8 = $58,631
*Add $5,967 for each additional person.

Up-to-date information on Lifeline Wireless providers can be found at Free Government Cell Phones (www.freegovernmentcellphones.net)