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How-to guide if you have MaineCare and need hearing aids

Federal COVID relief passed in late 2020 provides another round of stimulus payments (also called “economic impact payments” or “recovery rebates”) in the amount of $600 per adult (or $1,200 for married taxpayers filing jointly) and $600 per child 16 years old or younger. You will receive the full amount if your 2019 income is below $75,000 for a single adult; $112,500 for heads of households; or $150,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly. You do not need to have earned income to qualify.

Information about what help is available based on immigration status, including a flowchart and pictogram

Special rules for people who are elderly or disabled

Information about programs including:

• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Weatherization and Furnace Repair or Replacement (CHIP)
• Emergency Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP)
• Low-Income Assistance Plan (LIAP)
• List of Community Action Programs (to apply for LIHEAP, CHIP, ECIP, LIAP)
• Arrearage Management Program
• Maine Home Repair Network
• Alternative Aid
• Emergency Assistance
• General Assistance
• Rural Housing Repair Loans and Grants
• Efficiency Maine
   

Online legal resource where you can search for readable self-help information and find legal help agencies

Who they are, how to reach them and tips for communicating.

Food Assistance (SNAP), formally called Food Stamps, helps people pay for food. You get a card you can use to buy food at grocery stores.

General Assistance, called GA, comes from towns and cities, like Portland and Lewiston, to help pay for housing costs and other basic needs like food and medicine.

MaineCare helps people with low income pay for health care, like doctor visits and medication.