Apply for Services

To check eligibility or apply for services, visit the Iowa HHS Benefits Portal.

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SNAP

SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families to help them afford nutritious food essential for health and well-being.

Discover how SNAP recipients can double their dollars, up to $15/day, to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables.

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WIC

WIC provides supplemental foods, breastfeeding support, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women and to infants and children up to age 5.

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Medical Assistance

Iowa Medicaid offers health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with disabilities.

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Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIPP)

In HIPP, Iowa Medicaid pays for employer-group and individual health insurance coverage for Medicaid-eligible persons when it is cost-effective to the state.

  • Call 515-974-3282 in the Des Moines area
  • Call 1-888-346-9562 toll-free
  • Email completed application to hipp@hhs.iowa.gov
  • Fax to 515-725-0705
  • Mail completed application to
    Iowa Medicaid 
    HIPP Unit 
    PO Box 36476 
    Des Moines, IA 50315
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Family Planning Program (FPP)

Family Planning Program is a limited form of insurance that provides coverage for family planning and reproductive health services to eligible Iowans ages 12 to 54.

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Rent Reimbursement

Rent reimbursement provides up to $1000 reimbursement of rent paid by income-eligible elderly or disabled persons who pay rent in buildings that are not tax-exempt. 

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Child Care Assistance

Child Care Assistance helps families in Iowa struggling with the increasing quality care costs. Child care assistance keeps Iowa thriving and allows more parents to remain in the workforce, earning income.

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Child Support Services

A parent or the person caring for a children can apply for Child Support Services to establish paternity, establish child and medical support, and collect child and medical support.

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Family Investment Program (FIP)

Family Investment Program (FIP) provides cash assistance and employment and training services to families with children. The goal of the program is to help families become self-supporting. 

Your income, citizenship, and identity must be verified.

Services will be available immediately; however, it may take up to 30 days for an eligibility determination to be made.

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State Supplementary Assistance

State Supplementary Assistance (SSA) is a program that was designed to meet the additional special needs of aged, blind, and disabled people not met by the standard benefit rate paid by Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

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Weatherization Assistance

Weatherization Assistance helps make the homes for low-income constituents more energy efficient, which can help lower household energy bills. 

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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assists low income families in Iowa to meet the cost of home heating by providing a one-time payment to the heating utility.

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