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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.
- Apply online
- Apply at your local HHS office
- Download the HHS Food and Financial Support Application (Solicitud de Ayuda Financiera)
- Email completed application to imagingcenter4@hhs.iowa.gov
- Fax application to 515-564-4017
- Mail completed application to:
Imaging Center 4
PO Box 2027
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
Discover how SNAP recipients can double their dollars, up to $15/day, to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables.
Back to topWIC
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.
- Apply at your local WIC clinic.
Medical Assistance
Iowa Medicaid offers health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, older adults, and individuals with disabilities.
- Apply online
- Apply at healthcare.gov
- Apply at any local HHS office or federally qualified health center in Iowa
- Download a paper application
- Email completed application to imagingcenter4@hhs.iowa.gov
- Fax application to 515-564-4017
- Mail completed application to:
Imaging Center 4
PO Box 2027
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 - Call 1-855-889-7985 to complete an application over the phone
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
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.
- Apply at your local HHS office
- Apply at a designated Title X family planning agency in Iowa
- Call Family Planning Program Consultant at 515-675-5211
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.
- Apply online
- Apply at your local HHS office
- Call Iowa’s Aging and Disability Resource Center at 1-866-465-7887
- Call the Rent Reimbursement Unit at 515-420-6077
- Visit an Iowa Community Action Association location
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.
- Apply online
- Apply at your local HHS office
- Mail completed application to:
HHS CCA Eligibility
2309 Euclid Ave
Des Moines, IA 50310-5703
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.
Back to topFamily 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.
- Apply online
- Apply at your local HHS office
- Email complete application to imagingcenter4@hhs.iowa.gov
- Fax application to 515-564-4017
- Mail completed application to:
Imaging Center 4
PO Box 2027
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
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.
Back to topState 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).
- Apply online
- Download a paper application in English or Spanish
Weatherization Assistance
Weatherization Assistance helps make the homes for low-income constituents more energy efficient, which can help lower household energy bills.
- At the local Community Action Agency in your county
- At a local outreach office
- By phone at 515-281-3861
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.
- At your local community action outreach office